Engine has a noise that occurs at valve rocker speed

Tiny
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First, I am wondering if you have found any further info in TSB's?
Second, I bought a stethescope. Listening in a number of different places on the engine, the heads have no abnormal noises. The timing chain area sounds nice and smooth, as do other places on the block. It is hard to get to the injectors, but thethree that are easy make a noise at the correct speed, which is not surprising, as they fire once per two revolutions. If I listen in a couple of places on the manifold, I seem to hear the noise.
My question is, is there a proceedure for testing the injectors? Could one of them be making an unusual amount of noise?
Thanks.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 AT 9:13 AM
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JAMES W.
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Injectors won, t make noise that you can hear with the naked ear. I don't know what else to tell you.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 AT 11:49 PM
Tiny
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OK
In that case, is there anything else that will make a noise that is louder at the top of the engine than at the bottom, is louder with the stethescope on the manifold than on the heads, timing chain case, water pump, bottom of the block or any of the various pumps and alternator on the engine, and is really loud on an injector?
I would think that I had made a mistake of some sort with the lifters if the noise was any different after I had put new ones in, but it ain't.
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 AT 7:19 AM
Tiny
JAMES W.
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You can check the injectors by unplugging them one at a time to see if you can eliminate the noise. I re-read your post, and the only other thing I can think of would be a cracked or broken piston skirt. The only way you'll know is to drop the pan and check each piston from below.
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 AT 1:41 PM
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I am having this same exact issue with my 1995 v10 3500 club cab off road. Trucks only got 110,000 and this is driving me insane. What did you ever discover it was? Really hoping for an answer this made my night been searching for months.
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Monday, April 6th, 2020 AT 8:02 PM
Tiny
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Okay. Have you made any repairs on this issue? Most likely this is a lifter noise but please see the attachment as valve guides or spring issues can cause very similar noises.

Can you get a recording of the noise and I can take a listen to it and we can go from there? Plus let me know what you have done so far and we can figure this out. Thanks
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 AT 7:07 AM

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