I have knocking noise when I first start my toyota tacoma, it goes away quickly..anybody know how to fix this?

2003 TOYOTA TACOMA
145,000 MILES
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TBOATS2001
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it goes away after 4 minutes of idling and it doesn't come back til it sits for hours like after work
Feb 2, 2012 at 10:29 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Sounds like a valve lifter/s leakdown problem
Feb 2, 2012 at 10:32 PM
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