[timmypstyle]

Originally Posted by glc

Timmy, your ticking under stress on your 351 was most likely spark knock. If lifters are clicking, they will click all the time.

i had that truck back in 2002 so it had 275k on the clock. but it did it because 1st thru 3rd were very low gears and 4th was normal. it was a logging truck in Oklahoma before i had it. actually i owned it, before that my grandpa owned it, and before that my uncle owned it. my uncle bought it in Oklahoma where he was stationed in the army and bought it with low miles apparently for the year. he got the engine rebuilt around 100k. I didnt know the rearend and all that but the shift points were 1st-5mph, 2nd-15mph, 3rd-35mph, and 4th-90mph. i only used 1st like 3 times, always started in 2nd. only did the ticking shifting into 4th going up hills, even slight ones. but other than that it was fine. im guessing it was just because the engine was struggling to keep from stalling since it would have been a pretty low rpm for going up hills. had it for 2 yrs, got it with about 255k, sold it with 280k with NO problems other than the last day before i was buying my 89 firebird, the front main seal went on it. perfect timing tho...