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drop the oil pan. If there is old timing chain guide pieces blocking the oil pickup tube........ Rod bearings.


Yep, drop the pan. Probably have chunks of what used to be your timing guide. Just had mine do the same, not bad at first, but rapidly got very noisy at all rpms.

'82 longbed 4x4,22R,weber 32/36,lce cam,downey header,4" lift,31" swampers,4:56 gears