Ok guys, I'm chasing a knock in the lower end. After taking the oil pan out I've ordered the following to be delivered next week from rovers north:

1 PIN DOOR CHECK ARM P38A, DII, QTY 2(TO GET RID OF THE DOOR CLICK!)
2 MAIN BEARING SET ROVER V8 STD. PLM050
3 ROD BEARINGS V-8 STD PLE565
4 OIL SEAL FRONT CRANKSHAFT 2.25 & V8 PLM042
5 GASKET FRONT COVER V8 4.0 & 4.6 PLM036
6 GASKET WATER PUMP V-8 4.0 & 4.6 PLC053
7 SERPENTINE BELT A/C DII W/O ACE 2342MM
8 GASKET OIL STRAINER-BLOCK V-8 3.5/3.9/4.
9 TIMING CHAIN V-8 3.5/3.9/4.0/4.2L

I know I don't need to remove the water pump from the front housing but I will while I'm in there. The serpentine belt will be my back up as I already have a new one in there as well as new tensioner, both idler pulleys are new, and all cooling hoses/tstat are new. What am I missing from this list if anything? Water pumps aren't to expensive, should I just put a new one in? Viscous Unit maybe? Any other parts prone to failure I should replace while I'm in there? Thanks!

 

If you replace the pump, the BP Utah one with a bronze impeller is an upgrade. If you replace the clutch replace the pump. If you replace the pump, replace the clutch. All this work you should consider an oil pump as well?

 

have you done mains and rods?
You use engine assy grease and just push the old shells thru with the new shells.

 

Replace your oil pump because it will have wear on it also.

 

I have not. I did buy this truck as a project car so I'm looking forward to learning. There's an excellent write up in the stickies.

Buzz, Mike, I ordered the oil pump but I have a question. In that write on the bearings one user chimed in and seemed pretty upset that RoverMasterTech didn't regrind the bearings? Is this anything I need to know?