89240 wrote:From what i here this is a common problem with S13 Redtops....the valves need to be adjusted because the is air in there some where...and i know you must just had a typo but there is not an S14 Redtop only black with the camel back..
It's an issue with any SR ... the lash adjusters develop air in them if the engine is left dry for too long and will be very loud under operation. They are not the self bleeding type of hydraulic adjusters so they will need to be removed and submerged into engine oil by laying them, on the bottom, on their side.
You should not even have to remove the cams to do this, or at least on the engine I was last working on you could remove the rockers without removing the cam.