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Originally Posted by spudz29212MKIII
Wow...well lets see im in college getting masters, have 2 jobs, 2 dogs, 1cat, and pay all my bills.
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Wow... So... wanna wrestle?
Just kidding. Seriously though, you wouldn't happen to be manic would you? Take some time with your posts and break up those paragraphs some more. You're posting way more than needed and most of it's repetitive.
Double check the codes, sometimes it takes a while for the ECU to store them.
How's your oil pressure at 2K and how is it from 3K on up? What weight oil do you have in the car?
Has anyone used a stethoscope to try and track down where the noise is coming from?
Has anyone checked to rule out an exhaust leak where the manifold bolts to the head? From 2K to 2.5K the 7M is at it's worst where harmonic resonance is concerned. Exhaust leaks in that spot typically sound like a knock and are the loudest in that RPM range.
When the timing was verified, did they just check the advance or did they check to ensure the timing was mechanically correct (two very different things)?
Lastly, the hand tight and 1/4 turn thing is garbage... tighten them to spec and be sure it's done right. Over do it and you'll be looking for a new head.
EDIT: Who said you couldn't swap the heads? Just have the new one check to be sure it's flat and have a hardness test done. The hardness test is a must since you don't know if the block was crack from shipping or the engine being run into the ground.