Good news and bad news. tach fixed...

[Torchred96]

While I had my engine down to replace the lifters I sent my tach cluster to be repaired. Total cost 50 bucks..maybe a little more with shipping. Turned out to be some kind of resistor that is calibrated at the factory which starts to break down after a while.

And, I replaced the pcv hoses, and my idle is back to normal..OH, and I finished powdercoating the cam covers and got the new ss bolts all over....Man does it look great sitting in my garage.

But unfortunately, there's bad news:
I started the motor up after getting it back together (probably over a year) but unfortunately, the 16 lifters on the driver's side didn't solve my knocking problem. I let it run a couple minutes to be sure. The ticking went away maybe 30 seconds as the lifters filled with oil after startup (i had primed the engine with oil) but the knock remains as before. Major Bummer.

Looks like it has to come down again. I just hope my crankshaft is okay and it turns out to be a piston end.

It was a calculated risk. I was hoping that the lifters were going to solve the issue. Hopefully I can get the exhaust off to pull the motor. I'm pretty sure the exhaust bolts will be snapping off (aft the cat) as I tried to turn them when I was under there to see what I was in for, then decided to stop and just put the lifters in.. sorry , just venting.

Boy I wish I would have bought that short block with 27k miles on it....but unfortunately, I had convinced myself it was only lifters. Oh well. wish me luck