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Re: Freshly rebuilt 350 burning oil and tappet noise.
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As far as what is wrong, it is probably an issue with the valve train, new parts take a while to "season" and lifters are notorious for bleeding down or failing.
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He says the noise gets louder when he steps on it.
What would make a valve-train problem react like this?
Unless he means the noise gets louder as RPMs rise, I know it is piston,rod or bearing problem although he might ALSO have a valve train prob.
If it was me,and I didn't want to do any testing myself,I would find a shop that would agree to do a check-up for a good price and get it towed there. Let them know that you ARE NOT going to have any other work done on it there other than MAYBE the engine remove/replace.
Then fax the report to your builder and do what ever he suggests assuming he's taking full responsibility.
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