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I was actually surprised at what a pain in the rear removing the valve cover was. Hopefully tomorrow we can drop the pan and figure something out.

I've never personally heard rod knock before, but my dad also said it sounds like rod knock. I posted the video on grassroots motorsports and they said it sounds more like a valvetrain issue. I dunno. We pulled the driver's side valve cover off, since it sounds like the noise is coming from...

Totally understand that. I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong with this engine. So far I can't pin it down. I'm trying to avoid having to completely tear it apart, because I simply can't afford that. A junkyard engine might be the direction I have to go. Has anyone heard a sound like...

That's our next step. We removed the serpentine belt and started it really quickly just to rule out broken accessories. Obviously it still tapped, so we're putting the belt back on now and we're going to pull off the driver's side valve cover.

I had the faint ticking sound for a short bit, not loud at all but the common sound that so many people seem to get. Just recently it started making more of a "tapping" noise from the engine once it warmed up, loudest around 2500RPM. I only drove it a few short trips once it started making...