Chrysler Repair: more about the ticking, rocker shaft, haynes manual

Question
hey roland i got some more info about the ticking
i was running the car and listening to the engine and i wanted to ask was when i start the car it will sound good then a few secs it will tick kinda loud and then a min later it goes away but you can kinda hear it and then u can hear it as u go up in rpm but not as loud as when it starts but you can still hear it and it still sounds like that at normal operating temp what do you think it is and what can i do and thank you again roland  

Answer
Hi Derek,
The Haynes manual has a clear write up and the '96 2.0L write up in my Cirrus manual is basically the same. It appears you can service it without removing anything but the valve cover and the rocker shaft. So if you don't have any reference like that send me your postal mailing address and I'll xerox copy and mail it to you.
Roland





Hi Derek,
It sounds and behaves to me like a faulty valve lash adjuster. I can't recall which engine you have, but if it is a 2.2 or 2.5 those are set up to allow you to replace the lash adjusters without disassembly of the camshaft. But let me know which it is (and the year) and I can send you whatever the manual says is the way to change out a valve lash adjuster. Most other causes would affect more than a single valve. I need to get your postal mailing address too in order to send it.
Roland