Yea, although I'm new to working on a car of this age I have been working on cars for awhile. I only cranked it a short burst at a time and stopped when I heard the noise.

One thing that I found odd yesterday when changing the oil was that the oil filter was bone dry. I'm wondering if the car was parked because of an engine problem (oil pump failure?) and the seller didn't tell me anything about it.

I really didnt want to put much money into the engine. I put new oil and replaced the filter anyway yesterday. It was only cranked a few times. If I drain the oil again and check the filter, shouldn't there be some sign of oil in the filter already?

Is there anything else I can inspect at this point before tearing down what I had hoped was a good motor?

Thanks again!