It sounds to me like the oil filter collapsed or the head bolt the oil passes through (on tube style) is clogged up. ---- JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >When we last left poor Joe and his 64 Classic with the >noisy engine, several listers had given him good >suggestions of what to do next. > >Tonight I had time to pull the valve cover and observe >that all of the push rods were in place and the valve >train looked normal. I turned the engine over with my >remote starter switch first and did not hear the noise >in the bottom of the engine, so I turned on the >ignition and started it. > >There appears to be no oil getting to the valve train >and of course the valve clattering did not subside. >The oil pressure idiot light did go out when the >engine started. I then drained the oil and plan to >pull the oil pan next to inspect the oil pickup and >oil pump. > >I hope to get a resolution on this problem on >Saturday. > >Regards, >Joe Fulton > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com