My 318....Is no more..... :(

i just read all 10 pages, and good for you taking your own engine out, apart and checking it. even if you didnt have to go that far. your that far into it mise well take it all apart and clean everything up. get to know ur engine alot better instead of guessing what u have.

wish i knew u needed a balancer, a few nights ago i got rid of a fluiddampr new in the box for a small block cheap.

dont feel bad... i built a motor for my vega when i was 16 with eagle crank, h beam rods, forged domed pistons, roller cam, 2.02 heads, pete jackson drive gears, stud girdles, roller rockers. really nice. took off hard after 200 miles on engine missed a gear and sent it way over 7000, 15 miles back home and noise started.