no i didn't. i hope to got i dont have a rod-knock. i wont be doing any crazy running...no full throttle stuff really. just spirited driving... during heat cycles i was taking it easy so i cant tell if noises i hear are under a load or just...engine noises.
i turned the crank back and forth and no weird noises or anything. and i cant move it in and out so i dont think i have axial play...if that can show rod knock.
i'll do the bleeding and try my best to get that done.
one thing i have to do still is with the oil.
i bought two bosh filters and one wix, along with 10 quarts of oil, 5 cheap and 5 of better valvoline, both 5w-30.
I used the new cheap oil and one bosh filter through my 10 heat cycles. i have the 5 new valvoline quarts and two filters sitting out there, one cheap one expensive.
what would you do in terms of changing filters and changing oil at this point? i ask because i noticed moisture in the oil before the teardown, and when i remove the oil cap after running i see a small amount of steam venting.
i was thinking change out the oil filter now, wait for maybe 5 more runs and then change the oil while it's still warm (without burning my hands) to flush out all the crap. upon inspection the valvetrain looks like it has clean oil, whatever clumpies were in the hoses are either drained with the last change or diluted. i'll check back after assembly
