Well I tore the motor down today. All the bearings looked good and it was tight on tolerances as I disassembled. I discovered the death of the motor. Not sure how....but it ate a pushrod...literally. Cam looked good lifters were good with one with minor cupping. So off it goes to the machine shop for a new lease on life. Other issue was a broken flex plate...don’t have any idea why the guy who built the set up did it the way he did. On a lighter note.....Denny will like the fact that the galley was deburred and clean as a whistle.