i have a 99 gtp, all stock, loaded and paid 1700, so i figured some work was to be done. i was impressed by the car for a few months, until one day coming home from school i decided to test it out. 135 and still drove like 60. check engine started flashing, got home and parked it, few hours later i was going to pick up some friends when the car started making a bad ticking noise. grandpa said he thought sounded like a broken valve spring or bent pushrod.. ok, not to bad of a fix... so i tore into it. plugs were melted, found my coolant leak, bad intake gasket.also took rear head off to check valves and springs, pistons and walls werent burned or scratched, all good. a few months later i got the money for the gasket kit, so i put it back together and still ticks, new iridium plugs, wires were new 200 miles prior to my "test".. along with a recent oil and filter change.. i am goin to replace the lifters tonite. i am wondering what else could make said ticking noise... also, computer is throwing code, po336, crankshaft posistion sensor.. could that be from sittin with dead battery for awhile? any help or suggestions would be very helpful. never really done "engine work" and am surprised it ran when io put it back together.
ok. changed lifters and the tick is still there.. and noticed smoke on start up form the rear of the engine, it doesnt relly go away after a while either.also changed all gaskets, so unless the exhast has a hole in it. anything im missing? pushrods got mixed up when i put them back in, and noise still from same spot. so kinda rules them out wouldnt it? next step is some dynamite. lol
