[Shotimes] help.....valve chatter and rod knock...

[Lee Kelsoe]

ok......since the last time my '92 MTX was actin' stupid...I didn't replace
anything and it has been trouble free for over 1500 miles and like 3
weeks....now all of a sudden, today on the way to work to work, the oil
light came on. I was downshifting at the time and the rpm's were up around
3,000 or so and the light was flickering, I let off the gas and it went to
full bright. So I thru it in nuetral and revved it a bit and it was
chattering like crazy... So I shut the engine off(while coasting down the
road) and started it back up...the noise went away for a minute or two then
came back..So I pulled in to the nearest gas station to check the oil...It
was about halfway in the crosshatched area on the dipstick...So I put about
a half quart in...I started it up and it sounded great again....so I drove
on to work....so coming home now, it is doing great and sounds good for like
20 or 30 miles and then again with the oil light.....so I thru it in nuetral
and revved a little and the knocking starts.....so I shut it off and restart
it, it goes away for a bit again....then returns....could this be the oil
pump going out?...and might there still be no damage yet?..and if so, how
much of a PITA is it to rebuild the bottom end or even the top end if need
be?...any and all help is greatly apprecciated in advance....



Lee "THE BIG SHO" Kelsoe
Marietta, Ga.
'92 MTX