Who had major problems after the head swap (i.e., TICK)?

[arizona302]

After my head swap she won't stop overheating. Back at the dealer and I'm driving a f*cking ford windstar. Not happy.

 

[forane2001]

tick

Sorry for your troubles. I have a first run cobra (received in June 02) developed the tick and had it fixed at 1600 miles. She now has 6400 miles no tick. My mechanic tightened the cam bolts at least 1/4 turn tighter than it came from the factory. It seems to do well(no ticking) and I am happy.

Like the muscle car page. My older brother had a 1970 Boss 302 (Grabber Blue) in 1975 while he was in high school. The ignorant thing raced it and blew the boss engine swapped in a 351 and sold the car. What an idiot. If I didnt have an 03 I would gladly pay $35000 for a Boss. Well enough rambling, just had my apppendix taken out this morning.

cya later
:shrug:

 

[i8u]

3000+ miles since headswap... No tick or problems. I drove it 1100 miles and 17 hrs two different times without any problems.:beer:

 

[03cobrablack]

Tommyguns engine blew right after the head swap Dropped the number three cylinder I think.:nonono:

 

[Tin Knocker]

Just had mine done. Only went 150mi so far, but no problems yet. I'll keep you posted.

 

[L3thal 324]

some of these stories are what keeps me from getting the head swap..... is it really necessary??

 

[Black2003Cobra]

As far as I've heard, tommy is the only instance of a problem after having the new head replaced. (Makes me wonder if it was installed correctly? Maybe the timing on one of the cams wasn't set right?)

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