Quote Originally Posted by Tommie
that's what i meant...after taking the pan off...either bolts, nuts, crank, rod or bearing should show visibly to have taken punishment, right?
After you take the mains off and rod caps off ,all the wear damage /noise is inbetween those ,not on the outside.Unless you diassemble those parts not visually inspect the outer surface,better do like TECH said and check the math on compression first,spark knock ,ping will sound just like a diesel motor.rods and main bearings have more of a dull thud knock sound ,than a diesel ping clatter sound. Can you take a sound clip or vid clip with sound?Alot of the guys here, will be able to tell real fast what it is,or atleast narrow it down more quickly.