Ok my Slant 6 brethren......
So my '75 Scamp 225/904/8.75 had a ticking sound since I purchased it last Fall. It would only make the sound when the car got good and warmed up. It would only do it in gear, not in neutral or park, and once you gave it gas and started driving it would go away.
It was driving me nuts as I used a stethoscope all over the motor and exhaust.
It turned out, the noise sounded louder when I pressed on the torque converter access plate and sure enough when I listened with the stethoscope - BINGO - that's where the noise was coming from. I jacked up the car a loosened the two center bolts holding the cover in place and the noise disappeared. What was causing this ticking? The flex plate hitting the cover ever so slightly??? PLEASE offer your thoughts! Thanks guys!

Are the converter bolts tight? The stock ones have a thin head on them, have they been replaced with the wrong bolts?

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I only loosened the center two cover bolts and the tick tick tick stopped.
I'm not sure if the converter was ever removed and the bolts changed out.
I think it would be unlikely since the car only has 47k miles, but like I said, I'm not sure.

Pull the dust shield and check the torque converter bolts . Also, make sure the dust shield doesn't have a dent.

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Torque converter drain plug…?

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The converter bolts on my van loosened up once. No marks on them. Tightened them and problem solved.

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