<VV> Re:KNOCK IN ENGINE and bench testing

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without hearing it i would want an oil gauge on it before running it at all. 
i use an adaptabolt from clarks with a gauge right on it for diagnostic 
checking and on any new engine i build. i run pressure with my drill on a distrib 
shaft (take a junk distrib apart and you have the perfect drive tool)while 
slowly turning crank by hand a turn or 2 then put the distrib back in and start it 
watching the gauge untill its warmed up. i run engines on the bench all the 
time, i have a starter with a chunk of broken differential case attached and a 
small panel with a keyswitch and indicator lite for test running. i use an 
outboard motor tank with squeeze bulb primer for a "safe" gas source.    dont 
leave a gauge on long time like this, if the belt breaks it makes a mess of the 
gauge...    regards , tim colson