Re: [Amc-list] Lucky today I hope

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That's a bummer on the noise.
Ho's the pressure?
If it's intermitant and not a deep noise, I'd suspect possibly the gas softened some "gunk" in the lifters and they are intermitantly plugging and collapsing or losing preload.
I had a fraud that did the same thing years ago, ever few days it would rattle and even occasionaly miss, then in a few moments it went back to normal.
check you oil pressure first.
We had quite a fe instances of fueled oil in the old days, we did not have any problems with them wiping bearings.
However if it did, I'd go in it for rings and bearings with the engine out.
Bearings in the car are a PIA and those rings have been squeezed in the cylinders for many years.
  
   Staying on topic, I've not had a lucky day, something to do with our flip flopping spring weather patterns I hope.
Stupid shoulder hurts and I've not pushed it lately. Got me bummed and ticked off, I really would like to get some thing started.
Either the T-5 or the stroker shortblock and I just don't dare. I got a long week heading into commencement, last thing I need is to spend it in pain.
I tried vodka last night, it helped a little, Corona light and little lime for the fruit juice and vitamins tonight, yeah that'll help...
--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Well, I wasn't so lucky after all.  The Gremlin makes
> a "clacking" sound intermttently at idle.  It goes
> away at higher RPM, but I think I may have damaged
> some bearings by running it with diluted oil.  I'll
> check it out next week.  The good news is that the car
> runs much smoother at speed and I can only attribute
> that to the newly balanced driveshaft.  
> 
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
> --- JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >> I installed a replacement pump from NAPA and
> changed
> > the oil and filter.  When I drained the oil there
> > was
> > probably several quarts of extra liquid (gas) in the
> > pan.  It completely filled my large drain pan (which
> > doesn't fill up when I do a six quart oil change on
> > my
> > truck).  The oil/gas mixture was very thin and I
> > hoped
> > I had not damaged the bearings in the engine.  After
> > the oil change I started the engine and the initial
> > lifter clicking went away soon so I guess I'm OK. 
> > The
> > engine sounds strong.
> > 
> >
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