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Of course you forgot the one about pulling the plugs and pouring water in the holes, then putting the plugs back in to give it a hydrostatic lock. :smile: I cannot even think of any enemies I would even have do this to a find piece of MV machinery - I think you are sicker than I am and that is...

AHHHHHH your asking top secret ready to kill info there fella. But seeing as you started your thread with asking help from ole timers - here is a hint and a clue. The other end of your engine has a flywheel with TEETH on it - which will also allow a big screw driver to lock in on the teeth...

On the top end you will get a much more pronounced dead rattle sound than say the sound from inside the cover behind the exhaust manifold - I would then look these two area's to start eliminations. Maybe on the rebuild locknuts did not get secured @rockers @tappets.

As WF was referencing to - see if the noise is RPM related to engine rotation or sort of an external thumping sound - there will be a difference. This should help at least narrow down the problem. Throttle linkage banging on the bellhousing. Forementioned Slinger inside the timing cover. WF's...

Make sure the crank nut is at torque - could be the oil slinger inside the timing cover that is light metal tinging around in there.