Engine making tapping noise...

[dub be good to me]

If its a whining sound it might even be the alternator. It happened on my old k-jet.
My curent RV 8v has a horribly loud tapping noise though, like loon describes, definately lifters i reckon. Sounds like a little gremlin in there bangin with a little hammer, but not really a whining noise??

Nah, two noises happening here...
The tapping was the first, pretty confident its the lifters. I've got some lifters on the way from the UK as we speak ($99 delivered from an ebay seller - thanks for the tip rocco).
The second noise started after I tried to clean the lifters, reckon I over tightened something.

That's a good one for that thread
'You know you drive a Mk1 when...' you try to fix one noise and end up with two!

(I'll post success of tappet replacement)

Happy Easter all..