Thanks guys for the input. I did change the
oil about 300 miles ago ( mid-January) and did check it for metal with a magnet. There was no metal in the
oil. A month ago the
oil pressure was about 55 lbs. and it's dropped to about 35 lbs. About the same time I noticed a very slight tick in the engine, now it is a very noticeable tapping coming from the pax side valve cover. I've got 4,300 miles on the engine ( total miles is about 66,000 ) since installation of bearings, cam, lifters, push rods, heads, and intakes. On Saturday I'll remove the intake and pull the cam and check the lifters. Gordon, I really like the E303 that's in it, it gives me a nice idle with only a little lopeing. I've listened to an engine with the F303 and it seemed a bit too wild for the driving that I do. I'm driving the car about five days a week and 10 to 50 miles a day. I will let everyone know what I find on Saturday. Once again - thanks, John