tick tick tick! 

It is rust free. I've replaced any rust it had on it. The interior is also perfect. I plan to pull a valve cover today and see if I can find what's going on. These are roller lifters. I'm hoping the wheel on one didn't break. If it did then I'm looking at a cam too. At that point I'll pull it and replace the engine or rebuild it. GM has these new for about 1800. That's almost cheaper than rebuilding it. I'll know more later today when I get the valve cover off. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst

I don't believe these are adjustable. I ran into a collapsed brake line on my other truck today so I'm fixing that one lol it's like a dark cloud has came upon me .it was a brand new line on an old dodge..lifetime warranty. Now no one stocks it anymore for the old dodge. So I'm working on the ac on another Chevy that needed a condenser so I'll still stay cool on this 100 degree weather. It's pumping down now to be sure if there are no more leaks. It's a van with 40,000 original miles. So the S10 2.2 waits another day. Then I have a new Honda sitting at the dealer getting the AC fixed. Atleast that one is free lol once I find the issue which is pull the valve cover next. I'll share a new video of what it was and what it took to fix it. I didn't find any videos on the ticking. But I see it in groups a lot. I saw three others with the same problem today. It must be a common 2.2 gm issue.

@@thecarguy2470 What year is it?..... And I know the AC issues I've had to fix 5 trucks AC leaks and 1 compressor out and I'll be 100% with you new valve cores are not what they used to be even to from just a couple years ago. I almost wouldn't even check twice to see if a new one I put in leaked or not and now it's like 50/50.

​@@thegaulbegaulparts aren't what they used to be that's for sure. The ticking truck is a 98 S10. I've been wrestling the plugs out of it. They appear to be original, I don't think they have ever been changed. I got one of them out so far and on a spark plug tester it had no fire at 1500 rpm. Tomorrow I hope to get the other three out without breaking them.who knows. Bad plugs could be causing the ticking. After that if it's still ticking which I figure it will be, I'll pull the valve cover and check the rocker arms. Maybe fire it up and see if they are all moving or if one is loose before taking the head off. It is like a dark cloud came over me with car issues this week. One of my cars spent the day at the dealer getting the AC fixed for free. I found out that the new R1234yl freon destroys condensers and compressors. It only took them 6 hours to fix it. I was happy when they said no charge!

​@@thecarguy2470normally you can tighten or loosen the screw/nut in the middle of the rockers, if they are the stamped sheet metal type. If the ticking lifter is not totally f'ed you can screw in that nut with the engine running until the ticking is gone. If you put in a new lifter, you have to put the cylinder at TDC with the engine cold, screw in that nut until you have zero lash and then one and a half turn more. If I remember correctly.

@@albinklein7680 on these they are torqued at 22 ft pounds of torque according to Chilton's big book. Due to bad weather conditions and possible tornadoes today. It may have to wait another day unless a storm takes it. They are said to be pretty bad here today from the hurricane passing through. Many states in the middle of the map are going to get some bad weather today. This truck is sitting outside.

It appears to be a good possibly to be a lifter. Using a stethoscope you can hear it really well on number 2 under the valve cover. I added some marvel mystery oil and it actually quit ticking for a few minutes and became quieter but went back to ticking. It's on cylinder 2. I tried to get the plug out but they are froze up pretty good. I got one plug out and the electrode is gone. I believe they are the original plugs from 98 lol I soaked them with penetrating oil last night and I'll try again today to get the other three out. I tested for spark and the coils seem to all be firing. Today I'll try the plugs again just to peek at the number 2 plug and pull the valve cover. I'll know for sure by the end of today. With a stethoscope, I didn't hear anything in the pan and it holds good oil pressure. If it ends up being a main I'll either pull the engine and just rebuild it most likely. You can get these engines new from GM for about 1800. Depending what I find I may go that route too. It only has 153,000 miles on it. The truck itself is solid with several new body parts and nearly all new suspension parts cowl hood mint interior and ready for paint after being fully stripped to metal sealed and primed. This is the first big problem I've had out of the truck in nearly 6 years. I'm hoping it's as simple as new lifters.