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Old May 30, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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I have a 79 bronco with a 400m 4sp, 159,000 miles..Been a great truck! For the last year I have been fighting a knock in the engine. It started shortly after I put a timing chain set and oil, water and fuel pumps on it. It sounds pretty heavy, not a ping or value chatter. It only happens when you give it gas and rev it up to 1500 to 2000 rpms, then you get a knock knock knock. You drive it out on the road, every shift of course knock, knock knock. If you travel at 45 to 55 mph, on the gas it knocks, off the gas slowing down - no knocking. Just idling no knocking and runs so smooth.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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Replaced..main bearings, second timing set, high volume oil pump, lifters, push rods...and no metal in the oil pan.<o></o>
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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Where is your timing set at?
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Hey Montana thank you for post
Its 10 btdc
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Is your vacuum advance connected to ported or manifold vacuum?
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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I have my vacum advance T'd to both edelbrock carb and eldelbrock intake manifold.
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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vac advance should not be "T" to the intake should be hooked to the passenger side of your edel carb

thinking that montana highboy is thinking you are hearing spark knock
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Forgot to mention once I put on a "new" fuel pump that knocked what a pain that was tracking down listen around with a broom handle to your ear at various places on your engine to try and isolate the area its coming from.
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Thank you for your post BigDaddys76,

I will correct the vacum, at least its hooked to the passager side of carb. I will block off the one on the intake.

Fuel Pump, you say...interesting, could it cause a deep knock like this? could it be that simple?
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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Also got a 65 supersport once with a crate motor 350 installed to a two speed power glide and the guy swore that his new motor had a rod knock, found that he forgot to tighten the torque converter bolts!!!!!
Got that car for nearly nothing over a simple oversight.
So look around for some of the easy simple things first and then check again.
 
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Old May 30, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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Great advise, I was also told to check exhaust manifold for small leaks...Just itching to find this problem and get back to enjoying the truck..
 
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Bought a project car once with a knock, only knocked at idle, turns out the crank was split. Fortunatlely it did not destory the 396 block. 22 years later and one restoration still have both.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Wow, I hope thats not the situtation here, that sounds very $$$..
Thank you for post rdweathers
 
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