Hey I really appreciate all you guys help, let me try and answer some of these question, In the begin of this mess I put some work in the top end, taking great pains not to over power the bottom end, all thought I'm new to the diesel work I'm not new to hot rodding and the cause and effect rule, I had a 2 hour meeting with the shop that done the top end work explaining all my thoughts and precautions about the bottom end, I drove it for 2 weeks I street raced a mustang dusted him by the way, Then one day way driving it passed a car on the highway started missing and white smoke, so to make a long story short I bent the #4 rod which was something I didn't want to do which is what I feared the most, the shop pulled the motor I picked up the short block and done the work with alot of help from my dad who is an retired A+ mechanic so armed with or mic, dial guages, plasti tape we went to work, I had the crank inspected and the rotating mass balance damper, carrillo rods, flywheel, ect, I had the piston set for .012 out of the hole, I installed the arp crank studs by specs even let them set for 24 hr, and retorqued them 3 more time, I triple checked all final torques on everything even the dam front cover, I get the motor back in I turned the key on the first start let it idle until operation temp like clevite recommended, it purred like a kitten, on the first which I didn't get to do the shop calls and said the engine was ticking, it sounded like a valve, I'll check those when I do the tear down. I bring it home do my first 500 miles with Rotella and changed the filter and fluid and add the lucas treatment, after the next 500 miles I did it again and at 1500 total miles I serviced it and went to Amsoil because Amsoil isn't a good break in oil for new rings, well right before my 1500 mile service say at 1375 miles the new Suncoast V with the 1056 converter went out, so Suncoast was very gracious and warranty the tranny and paid $460.00 on the R+R those guys are Aces in my book, So I get the truck back running I do the 1500 amsoil service drive it for another 850 miles and bam here Iam, during the breakin period I never ran Higher that a Level #6 PPE nor used propane and water meth. I think I took all the right steps the only step I didn't get to do was the first drive and that's when the ticking started, which did getting alittle louder, maybe the studs stretched, a bad set of H-Series Clevite Bearings, fluidampr went faulty, injector out of balance, I'm working on it at my house in my little garage no one else will turn a wrench on it or drive when I get it back running which will be awhile since I'm busted after just spending $31,689.98 on this years build. So my baby is in my garge safe and sound with either a broke crank or spun bearings, I'm working on it a couple of hours a day that's about as much as I can stomach because I want to throw up when I'm around my truck. sorry for the long reply just trying to give you guys as much info as I can, I really do appreciate all of your help..
