Re: Strange 327 Knock

Posted by Ross On 2011/7/5 21:18:47

Yes, you can get the pan off. Remove the lower bell housing, drop the idler arm, and she will just go. As I wandered through your post I kinda thought rod. You will need to jack your crankshaft gently upward in order to use plastigage on the mains, but it will be worth your time to know the whole story. Check all the rods too. Rod noises are usually worse under no load or on the overrun as there is little compression pressure to hold the piston and rod down. If you just need a couple of shells to tighten her up let me know and I'll send them you. When I do rebuilds where I'm installing new bearings, I always sort through the old ones and save those which are still perfect(that is not scratched and less than .0003 thinner than new)--and use them in my own cars. I have a whole box of em.