An annoying ticking sound

[Duncan Thomson]

> > I have a ticking sound coming out of my cylinder head.
> >   What is it?
>
> Kate,
> You have crickets in your cylinders.  The ticking you hear is their
reaction
> to being squished by the pistons at the top of the stroke.

At LAST I find a reasonable explanation... this has been a problem I have
long wondered about, but have yet to hear any advice worth acting on...
People keep raving on about lifters and vacuum pumps, oil changes etc.
The advice is appreciated, but really, I just don't have the time or energy
to remedy any of these problems on the off chance that they may reduce the
problem...

> Remove the spark plugs and let them jump out.  BTDT.

And the best part is that I was lining up to replace the plugs anyway...
I'll just leave the plugs out overnight before replacing them...

brilliant...
cheers
Duncan

85CQ ticks while crickets are cold
84CGT ticks even with warm crickets