S*** damn it!!

Oh yes, I've been down this road a time or three. Way back in the day I became the owner of a 67 Dart GT for peanuts. It had a bad timing chain, so I pulled the engine and replaced it. Unfortunately, at that time in my young live I had zero automotive skills, no FSM, no help, and no clue. The car goes back together and I'm stunned when it runs OK. I drive it from LA to Tucson and back, getting within 50 miles of home when I hear this (first soft then real loud) hammering from under the hood. I'm trying to limp the car up the offramp to see what's going on when it gives up the ghost about half way up. Thank goodness I work for a towing company so one of my buddies comes to get me. When home it appears the #5 rod is supposed to stay inside the block, but this one was making its bid for freedom.

Further research reveals that when I put the engine back in the car, I forgot one tiny wire that I couldn't figure out where it went. So who's to worry? It's just a wire, how important could it be? Hey, Mr. Genius. maybe re-connecting the wire to the oil pressure sending unit might let you know AHEAD OF TIME that you have an oil leak, and no pressure, and you just welded your rotating assembly to the block. Duh... :BangHead::BangHead::BangHead: