sMARTINside
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This evening I decided to take a ride with the Alltrac that hadn't been started since two weeks. I always feel special when I turn the key of this car, but this time it was for a different reason. My car is equipped with a ST205 engine that runs like a charm. When I started it, the engine woke up immediately, but it knocked badly! So I stopped it... feeling bad... I remembered that the last time it was driven, it was running well, like usually. I just had check the oil level, before starting it, and it was Ok, so that was not a problem. I started the engine again. The knocking sound was not as strong as on the first startup. I went under the hood to locate the sound, and it was defenitely coming from the valve cover. After 30 seconds of running, the sound disappeared and the engine was running like a charm again. 8)
Did this ever happen to anyone? I guess that one of the hydraulic lifters missed oil for a while, maybe due to the two weeks that my car wasn't started. I would like to have the opinion and expertise of other Alltrac owners on this.
Did this ever happen to anyone? I guess that one of the hydraulic lifters missed oil for a while, maybe due to the two weeks that my car wasn't started. I would like to have the opinion and expertise of other Alltrac owners on this.