"ROB3" <robmichaels3@aol.com> wrote in message
news:c0d9ed89270d7780211546f193579ca4@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
>I HAVE A 1988 HONDA CIVIC THAT BLEW A HEAD GASKET I CHANGED IT AND NOW IM
> GETTING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VALVE COVER.ANY THOUGHTS ON
> WHAT IT IS IM LOOKING FOR WOULD BE HELPFULL
>
We need a better description of the sound - is it really a dinging sound or
is it more like a ticking? Does it get quieter or fade away as the engine
warms up? And did you set the valve clearances when you reassembled it?

(Also, it is bad form to post in all capitals... it's considered
"shouting.")

Mike