OK, update on this issue. I checked the valves and had one roller rocker
stud loosen. This explains the valve clicking issue I was hearing. No
issues with the other valves or push rods.
I drained the oil and removed the filter. I dragged the bottom of the pan
with a flared piece of brake line pulling out remaining oil. I have not
seen or felt any debris at this point. I will proabably filter the oil and
see if there is anything there tomorrow. I have already replaced the
filter.
I went ahead and purchased an oil pump repair kit (I probably should have
done this when I did the engine rebuild). It has the drive shafter, idler
gear, oil pressure relief valve and relief spring.
When removing the spring the valve piece would not budge. The shaft was
filled with sludge/hardened oil. It took a while to get it removed and
clean the shaft where the valve would travel the entire shaft without
getting stuck. So I do not believe this piece was actually moving at all.
It may have moved a little when the engine was up to temp.
I have installed the new valve and spring. I am waiting until tomorrow to
install the new oil pump drive shaft gear and ider arm since the
instructions wanted it soaked in oil before installation. I will use
petroleum jelly to hold them in place during assembly as indicated in the
AMC service manual . So if all goes well I will complete assembly sometime
tomorrow and fill with new oil. I was hoping to get a few hundred miles of
break in before replacing the oil, but I have run the engine for a while
trying to cure the paint and see if there were any issues while trying to
get the transmission ready.
Thanks again for the suggestions. Everything is worth checking just to make
sure there are not any issues. I will now stick with the WIX filters for
another reason other than the color.
Greg 0036
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