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[QUOTE=TRADERMIKE 2012;6468284]

Originally Posted by MatthewKlein

Rebuilding this Engine is not going to happen until this Vehicle is upside-down with the tires toward the sky. I know that there is life in the bottom end yet to use, if you have read the entire post, would you see that?

I'm not one to be so quick to come to that conclusion. Like Cliff mentioned early on, and I agreed with, that knocking noise is most likely piston slap. It's not your flexplate, and everything else you chased didn't fix it. Piston slap does exactly what you describe, no load on the engine, sitting idling or revving, and making a knocking noise. As I said earlier, a video sure would help the other forum members.

Probably not what you want to hear but if the more likely cause is piston slap (pistons being in backwards doesn't help) that engine is going to need bored and new pistons installed to make it right. That means a full on rebuild is in your future if you want that thing straightened out. I hope you come to a satisfactory outcome but in the end, my thought is do it right once and rebuild it.