Ideas on what's causing my click/tick/rattle noise?
I believe this is what I have, the rotor measures about .650 or so.
RRR, here you go with the cover in place, and the cover removed.
Yes it is.
I did a complete inspection on the pump when I built the engine, and all was in spec. I'll do it again while it's apart. The spring length was also in spec at that time.
Would you have a part number by chance? I went looking for the Federal Mogul seals and came up with nothing.
Was that a typo in your response, that maybe "coking" should be "caking"? If not, what is coking?
I tried to get a photo of the intakes on the head but it's just too tight to get a camera to line up. The #1 intake for sure looks skanky. It's black, wet, and has wet looking build-up on the backside of the valve. The #4 intake also looks somewhat compromised. The others don't look too bad. I do have a remote camera on a snout that I will see if I can get it to cooperate for some photos. The exhaust valves look OK to me, they are light black powdery looking. I'm not sure if this is a factor or not, but the two rod ends that needed a little love at the MS were #1 and #4. That tidbit could be entirely random for all I know.
I'm pretty sure they were Hastings, but it's been a fair bit of time since I installed them and I can't be 100% sure on that. The new ones are Hastings.
To all, again, thanks for you willingness to help out with my issues. The next week or so is going to have me tied up badly so I will not likely be able to chart any progress on this till then. I think I may have to take the head back to the MS before I disassemble it to get their take on the valve seals. I don't want to fiddle with it if some of this responsibility is theirs.
I believe this is what I have, the rotor measures about .650 or so.
RRR, here you go with the cover in place, and the cover removed.
Yes it is.
I did a complete inspection on the pump when I built the engine, and all was in spec. I'll do it again while it's apart. The spring length was also in spec at that time.
Would you have a part number by chance? I went looking for the Federal Mogul seals and came up with nothing.
Was that a typo in your response, that maybe "coking" should be "caking"? If not, what is coking?
I tried to get a photo of the intakes on the head but it's just too tight to get a camera to line up. The #1 intake for sure looks skanky. It's black, wet, and has wet looking build-up on the backside of the valve. The #4 intake also looks somewhat compromised. The others don't look too bad. I do have a remote camera on a snout that I will see if I can get it to cooperate for some photos. The exhaust valves look OK to me, they are light black powdery looking. I'm not sure if this is a factor or not, but the two rod ends that needed a little love at the MS were #1 and #4. That tidbit could be entirely random for all I know.
I'm pretty sure they were Hastings, but it's been a fair bit of time since I installed them and I can't be 100% sure on that. The new ones are Hastings.
To all, again, thanks for you willingness to help out with my issues. The next week or so is going to have me tied up badly so I will not likely be able to chart any progress on this till then. I think I may have to take the head back to the MS before I disassemble it to get their take on the valve seals. I don't want to fiddle with it if some of this responsibility is theirs.