ponchjoe,
5 pages summed up real quick. I'm pretty new to cars so excuse anything that I don't know
- We noticed a knocking noise at 1st start.
- We observed what appeared to be witness marks on a few of the rockers. Turns out that they "may" have been wrench marks.
- I replaced the rockers with Crowers (1.65- same a before) but the knocking continued.
- The source of the knocking appeared to be at the torque converter and traveled up towards the valve cover and front of the motor (Thats why we switched rockers)
- Yesterday we checked the bolts on the converter and flexplate. All was clear of hitting anything.
- We pulled the coverter away from the flexplate and started to motor. It was still knocking.
- We checked the fuel pump for any abnormal noise. That was fine.
- Oil pressure and water temperature both read normal.
- Today, we cut open the oil filter from the 1st oil change (Motor had less than 30 miles. Nothing much in the oil that seemed bad. I posted some pictures of the flakes found in the oil. The pleats of the oil filter had what looked like gold flakes. No chunks of anything!
- This week, I'm going to loosen the rear valley pan bolt to see if the knocking goes away.
As for the front pump...I'm clueless. I'll mention that to a few of my buddy's from the forum that live near me. Thank you for your ideas. This place is a gold mine of knowledge and I'm sure learning a lot about this stuff!
|