Well, at this point I'm going to wait for the expert to come over next week. But your right, the sound while I was under the hood was off fom the real thing. But it does seem now that it's starting to knock a little while it's cold. If it does need a rebuild I'm starting to think of a cam kit, any suggestions?

 

It's probably knocking because the rings are grabbing the cylinder walls and hitting the skirts or something (because of the lack of oil). You are still having that oil pressure problem right?

 

so is that a loud scraping sound I am hearing? (damn my sound card)

Is it smoking?

 

It does not matter if all the vaccums are off that thing is BANGING bad.

 

ok, fixed my sound card... Doesn't really sound to different now. Does the sound change when you rev it, I couldn't really tell.

 

yea, wouldn't really start it again until that guy gets there.

 

Something that I didn't know till now (books didn't mention this) is that the oil pressure goes through the gallies and if the bearing are spun it won't let the oil through and you wouldn't get any pressure to the sending unit. My stepdad told me that so it looks like I was wrong :/

 

Nop, it's not burning oil. The oil pressure is low (as per the gauge) but should be enough. I'm told it dosen't drop until it's hot, and the idea on the bearings is what I got from another garagist the other day. But until someone hears it live, I'll just have to wait until tuesday.