Okay guys,
Got the ol' tick tick going on under the hood. Sounds best warm when between 1000-1600 rpm under no load, just slowy crusing in 2-3 gear, and at idle. Ticks steady with rpm.
My OF valve is 1.5 years old, fuel lines are all rubber, 1 year old, and did a valve adj. 2 weeks ago. Can hear it best listening at driver side wheel well. Fuel filter is over due for a change. May cause it?
Im guessing my lift pump needs replacement from reading the previous tick tick threads? Im just asking your opinion on what i should do. Investigate more? I just dont want to throw parts at it hoping to fix a prob . I just spent a sat. replacing rear shoes(RR axle seal leak a while ago, oily shoes never got replaced) and doing a valve. adj. to fix pulsating brakes and a ticking sound. Only to find out my front rotors are warped and my valves were pretty much in spec and the tick did not go away. Im just trying to avoid that again . Any help in what direction to go would be most appreciated. TIA -Jake

PS: Oh yea, my doors are rusty, clutch slipping(my fault), wipers have a mind of there own, oil pr. gauge likes to scare me and say 0 for a sec, water in cab, front tires like to wear funny, oil loves to seep out of front vac/PS mount, turbo is flicking me off at 40psi, BHAF looks kinda black from soot, and im still trying to figure out my next step towards twins Oh i love it

 

while truck is running push in on manual fuel pump on the lift pump when my lift pump started ticking this is how i found out what it was the tick was steady with the pulse of the pump changed pump and the tick left

 

Sorry smokin habit, im not following you on what is supposed to happen when i push in the primer button?

 

if you press on it while the truck is running, you will hear the tick go away.

Basically, it is a clogged fuel filter. but smokin's idea helps you be sure of that

 

you just barely push in on it and everytime the pump actuates you will feel the primer button pulsate if the tick is in time with pulsating the lift pump is goin out hope this cleared that up

 

Oh okay, thanks for the input guys. That will help get me in the right direction. Thanks-Jake

 

check ur belt too