I have towed all kinds of stupid stuff with cruisers. An 80 with an 80, a 100 with a 100. Only on city streets, out of necessity when I had no other choice. I absolutely would not tow anything over 5k with one for any distance. When I towed an 80...
I tried last night, couldn't get any of the half dozen or so dealer sites that I know of to work no matter what I did. My cart was wiped too, had about 40 part numbers in it.
Get a mechanics stethescope or a long piece of metal to listen around and figure out where the tick is coming from and if its at cam or crank speed. All of my 2uz's have some degree of valvetrain noise. They are very quiet motors overall, so...
Yes, I run mobil 1 0w40 in all of my cruisers and have for the last 7-8 years. If you have a tap that is not an exhaust manifold crack, it is likely in the valvetrain. all but one of my 4 2uz's has cold start piston slap, but that goes away in 30...