Re: My engine knock - what happened?
Indirectly probably.
Something else will be wrong though. KR alone will not do that. You'd beat up the bearing and spin it long before this happened.
Headgasket, cracked block maybe...
Thanks guys. Haven't pulled the head yet (this weekend), but here's how/when it happened. Highway speed cruising on slight upgrade, alittle boost, then a slight shudder and the tic started. Had another five miles to work so I limped it there (tic progressively got worse) and trailered home.
Didn't stall and even started back up. Only other possible contribution was the meth kit. It's a devils own progressive and shouldn't have kicked at that boost level (have it set at 9 psi), it could have though. I've been itching for a reason to rebuild and this did it. Going with a 4 bolt basic forged ( 450ish?). The short block is the last piece needed.
What to look for when I pull the head? Can I test the meth kit? Devils own doesn't offer a fail safe (I called).