[tempoffroad]

a few weeks ago i think that i overreved the motor a little high and it lost some power(maybe a cyl or 2) and it was ticking well i kept driving and the power came back on and the ticking stopped. well now i went to take it to maybe 4000 and again it lost power for a minute and ticked for maybe 5 minutes then all was well again, I have ran compression test and have 150 on all 8. all plugs are good and tight. not sure what else to do. i pulled covers valve covers off and it looked ok. the coils and boots are in good shape as far as i can tell. this is a 2001 gt

[johnnshepherd]

i'm sure you tried it but the first think i think of with ticking is cracked manifold or exhaust leak. i know the 99-04 6's are notorious for cracking those passenger side manifolds.

[JC316]

Didn't I answer this over at a different forum? A coil is going to be the most likely explanation. The ticking you are hearing is it arcing against the cylinder wall. It's a common problem on these cars.

[Givantsbluebaby]

is it like a ticking noise coming from near the wheels??

[gostriderblack]

i had ticking and it was my lifters or as know the valve lash adjuster. hope thats not ur case

[JC316]

Exhaust leaks and lash adjusters aren't going to cause power loss. You will get your ticking yes, but no loss in power.

[tempoffroad]

i have changed out the cop and still does this i guess that it is possible that the cop where not good and they were used. i will try new ones and see if that helps.

[gostriderblack]

Originally Posted by JC316

Exhaust leaks and lash adjusters aren't going to cause power loss. You will get your ticking yes, but no loss in power.

exaust leak will take away from back pressure wich equals power loss.. i had bad lashadjester and after 4 i had nothin no pull

[tempoffroad]

thanks for the reply i think that it is the lash asjuster it runs great but falls on its face at 4k i let off and pulls like mad again till 4 i guess i will leave alone and let wife drive till i get time to repair. thanks everyone.

[tempoffroad]

oh one more thing that i think that it could be is a week valve spring not holding the valve up long enougth at high rpm