Well after taking the engine apart I cannot find anything wrong but I do know what's in it now. Cast nodular iron crank turned 20 on the mains and 10 on the rods. Factory rods with up graded bolts (marked with an "R" on top). From the pads on the bottom of the rods, it looks like the engine was balanced. It has what looks to be Sealed Power cast piston that are 40 over with about a 0.200 dome. And a Comp cam L/78 solid lifter cam and lifters.
I cut the oil filter open and found nothing. Oil pan has some moly in the bottom, probably from the cam break in lube.
SuperNovaSS (Jason) ask what it sounded like ... well it sounded like a lifter that was a little out of adjustment, a ticking sound. The second sound that I heard (the one that went away) was more like a rod bearing (a knock).
But all I have found is where the header gaskets were leaking on several of the exhaust ports. I'm thinking that may have been the problem or problems.
Some of my friends that heard it think that can't be right but are starting to think it is because there is just nothing wrong with the engine.
I hate to think I pulled the engine for exhaust gaskets but I can't find anything else.
I have gotten the pipe plug out of the cylinder head where the temp. sending unit go while the engine is apart - so there that.
I guess the laughs on me but I couldn't run the engine not knowing after what I thought I heard (and others heard).
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02-22-2021, 07:49 PM
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