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Ron, if equipped with EGR valve try cleaning/replacing, check timing, check compression, do a leak down test if compression not to specs.
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How were the rod bearings? I always check them whenever replacing the main bearings. Why did you only say "main bearing"? There are always more than one.
could also be part of the fuel pump dropping do into the oil pan is now hitting the crank, but you checked the oil pan for "bits and pieces" when you took it off to change the main bearing - right?
No. Pull up the rear seat cushion. You'll find a cover there (metal, plastic, or rubber) that once removed will reveal the top of the fuel tank. There is a locking ring holding the pump module in the tank. Ford uses a special lock ring tool, but who has the money for that? I always use a brass punch and hammer to remove and re-install the ring. If the ring is badly rusted, you'll need to replace it. Check the ring before you start the job. It would **** if you needed a ring and had to wait for the part after you already had the car tore apart.
Well there is a 302 cleveland, they are mainly an Australian engine. Identifying one is much like telling the difference between a 351 windsor and a 351 cleveland. Based on the fact that it's from Ford's 335 engine family. 8 cap screws to hold on the valve covers, the block is longer do to the timing chain housing being integrated. The fuel pump bolts are mounted vertically, and the exhaust bolt holes are diagonal. Also, a big difference between an american 302 and an aussie 302 cleveland, is the connecting rods for the cleveland are 6.000''. Where the american 302 connecting rod length is 5.090". Also, referring to a 302 as a windsor is incorrect, it's block families name is the 90 degree v8. The only engine in that family that is properly named the windsor, is the 351 windsor. The 90 degree family also includes the 302 boss. The boss has cleveland style heads, and the block has screw in freeze plugs.
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