During one of the last snowstorms, I had to drive my 71F1004x4 to work in the snow (I never do that), anyway, I lost traction on a hill, started sliding backwards, and was blocking traffic. I had to try like hell to get out of way, and I might have over-revved the engine. I have a slight knock coming from the right side of the motor (360). Oil pressure on the gauge is good, not sure if I threw a rod, or what. Any ideas?

 

It is always possible, but there are other things that it could be. Please read the article on engine noise at http://remanufactured-engines.com/page4.htm for a proceedure to help find the problem.

We always assume the worst, when it is generally something small and easy to fix.

Good luck, and let us know what you find.

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if the knock is at idle, remove 1 plug wire at a time and see if the sound changes, usually with no spark the rod won't make much noise. if I remember correctly rod knock is a hollow sounding knock. You can also take a ratchet on the crank pully and move the engine by hand to see if you can make the noise. I had a cracked flexplate that sounded like a rod knock, went away at higher rpm.