Well it appears, that soon I will need an engine replacement but I was curious what others may think? I have been bringing my 78 back from the dead many many times...

So now, I am getting a horrible clank clank from the lower part of the engine, but it is only when the car is cold, once it is warmed up no more clank...

The car is having a horrible rough idle at the moment but I think that is due to me switching over my "rebuilt" monark injectors from my euro...I was told by a mechanic a long time ago that one wasn't firing correctly...but I don't think it would cause a clank lower in the engine..

I did an oil change a few days ago, as I thought it could be due to thick oil(former greasecar)and I cleaned out the tube that runs through the oil filter and replaced the orings..I also took a gal of diesel and poured through the oil filter housing and valve cover..removed a lot of stuff!....clank was still there...

I then checked the valves and adjusted them all including the ones I felt were too lose....clank still there

Ran some sea foam through, still there...

loosened the hard lines while running, effected the idle...and clank still there..

So I have came to the conclusion that I will just need to swap the engine out, though that will be sometime from now as I don't have the funds, tools or space to do it...

I am just going to continue to drive it, as once warmed...it runs perfect and the noise isn't there..

Though I was wondering if anyone here might have had a similar issue, and maybe it was an easy external fix per say....I will try to get a video up..

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