ok, here is the deal, i have lately had this ticking noise which i orignally thought was the timing chain on its way out & gave it no further attention as i thought that i'd have to save the cash for a timing chain, however, last nite while out on the road with adamj, i got him to listen to the ticking noise as i drove along, and we came to the conclusion that the noise was of spark getting to somewhere other than it should be (i.e. arcing to the head) however, when i let my car idle & pop the hood, i cant see this arcing occuring anywhere, does anyone have any suggestions as to where else i should look? or maybe another suggestion as to what the ticking noise is?