Well, at this point everything is nearly back together. Going to finish up the oil pan tomorrow. New rod bearings are in, everything is torqued down properly. Nearly finished at last. Interestingly enough, in my updated manual, I found a procedure to prime the oil pump that wasn't included in the old one, so I found that interesting.
Now, originally when I pulled the rod bearings, I had only pulled the lower portions of the caps, and the bearings looked a little hot but not horrific.
Then I pulled the top and realized my sound was certainly rod knock, and perhaps not a lifter after all.
Several of these are through multiple layers of metal, they were pounding the crap out of each other.
So I'll start the new year with a knock knock joke.
KNOCK KNOCK
Who's there?
Abotta.
Abotta who?
ABOTTA'SENDA ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK IF YOU DON'T REPLACE THESE BEARINGS.
Things I have left:
- A few bolts to tighten and properly torque down on the front of the car for accessories.
- Replace oil pan gasket, and torque down the windage tray
- Remove oil pressure sensor, prime system
- Verify oil pressure
- Spark plugs and wires back on
- Enjoy car
Nearly there! SO damn close.
Keep in mind I do have the new airbox. However, I want to go ahead and datalog the OLD filter setup vs the new box and then also get data with improvements I'm making on it. FOR SCIENCE>