Is this a chunk of bearing? Pics inside. NEVERMIND!!!!

[Odrapnew]

Most of you know about my knock in my new(rebuilt) shortblock. See below for my original post.

http://www.tcstangs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59654

Anyway, I put new lifters in and got the rockers adjusted because I was thinking of starting it to see if it was a bad lifter. I primed the engine with new oil and filter using a drill. I then put the distributor in and cranked the engine over a few times with just the starter. I could hear a knock deep in the engine, which is the same sound I heard without any valve train. I had oil pressure at about half way on the factory gage both times(drill and starter spin). I went back under the hood and saw this





It was sitting in the front of the lifter galley. Its about 1/2" long and has a slight curve on the backside of the break. I dont know how it got there, but I'm pretty sure it isnt from the distributor.

I'm thinking its part of a bearing, what do you guys think?

[68GTO]

WAY too thick to be a bearing... Hmmmm

[mnstang]

yeah that is not part of a bearing.

i can't tell, is that aluminum or iron?

also, how long is that, can't tell from pic.

[98Julik]

Almost like a chunk of the block....

[Silver4.6]

Doesn't look like bearing. It's hard to get much from the picture, put a penny or quarter next to it so we can get an idea of how big it is. Does it stick to a magnet?

I guess it doesn't matter too much because the engine needs to come apart now, regardless of what it's from.

[Odrapnew]

Who's an idiot? ME! Turns out it IS a chunk from the distributor. Its acutally plastic I guess I was thinking it looked like a part of the thrust bearing, dumbass

This thread will be deleted soon.

[Sweet35th]

Never mind then.

[MadMatt]

Dont feel bad. A few years ago I thought I had a bent spring on the drivers rear. I snapped some pics and posted them. Later on I realized it was a fuel line. It was all coiled up and hanging