89 Ford Bronco 2 Engine Problem

I've got a 89 Ford Bronco 2 and it has a Hydaulic Lifter Problem on it. Everytime I start my car up it sounds like it's gonna fall apart. Now, the only way to fix it while I'm driving it is to go 65 down my street hoping there are no cops, it's a downhill dead end so going down hill it gets up to 4000 RPM and going uphill it His 5500 RPM. Then untill I turn my car off, it's ok. Whenever I start my car up for my friends, it sounds like CRAP. My dad and I put some of this GUNK stuff in it, and after like 700 miles it's supposed to clean the engine out for older low mileage cars. By the way, my car has 28K miles on it. IT's been like 900 and whenever I start my car up, it still has the Hydaulic lifter problem, help me out!

Thanks much
Ryan Callaway

What makes you think that it's a lifter problem with your girl? What kind of noises are you hearing? Are there any other problems like a loss of compression or leaking fuels? And an '89 with only 28K on the original engine... how long was it sitting?

It was sitting a long time. Before I bought it, it was a winter car to drive to and from church.. hehe a church mobile! It sounds like a sewing machine. It's just ANNOYING! Thanks

Drive it til it blows.




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If it is a lifter problem try changing your oil and letting it warm up to normal operating temperature before driving it! If the oil pressure is reading low you might have the rod and main bearings replaced and a new oil pump! You can change them yourself for about $150 or less but it is alot of work and I would suggest buying a service manual! If the oil pressure is not low you might just have a bad lifter and depending on the engine they can be relatively simple to change using a service manual if you don't have any experience with the internals of an engine!

Thanks alot. I'm going to let it run for 100 miles more with the GUNK stuff in it. I'll let it warm up to operating temperature though. That's a good idea. So I'll let it warm up before I drive it. If none of that fixes it i'll get the service manual and try to fix it myself. Thanks for the advice guys!

Ryan,
This is going to sound a little weird, but bear with me. Try draining about a quart of oil out of the engine, then replace it with a quart of USED transmission fluid. This is one of those tricks that you don't find in any of the books, you just have to learn them from old mechanics. Turns out used tranny fluid makes a great penetrating oil and you probably have a couple of stuck lifters. Give it a try, it can't hurt. And it's always worked for me whenever I got a vehicle in that had been sitting for a while.

Sounds like a good tip I will put that one on my trick list

A quart of used tranny fluid? Okay, I'll try that. Should I replace the old tranny fluid with new fluid? Or leave it running a quart short? Stupid question, i know!

I figured it out! There is alot of carbon, it's just a stuck lifter so when it's warm outside it starts up just fine, I just gotta let it warm up first.. Thanks!