At this point I'm going to run it , then pull it and replace with a hemi I'm thinking when she doesn't roll anymore. Seems to me it'll just be the same issue if I replace parts, there all junk, I laughed when I saw the cheap lifters that were being replaced in another they were doing other day.
Your correct on everything as far as I'm concerned...
Service techs thought it was from the lower part of the engine at the time.....( no oil - rod thumping loads). It is the a cam issue for sure. Something was/is plugged up, not allowing oil thru the system ....thinking its full of metal and...
And as I said, "I wasn't looking for anything," I suspect that this will be caught by many others in the future from threads such as this - I hope for the best for all that experience these problems. Certainly isn't something with 60K you look forward to
Nothing was said about the guy before me, although I questioned why it wasn't being sold as "certified" from the dealer when I bought ...no one seems to be able to know
I bought my 2020 Gladiator a year ago used, it had 31k on it - I was bound and determined to finally have one in my drive way....I love these trucks so much that back in 2017 I purchased a nice low mile Wrangler, took the winter off and did a truck conversion on it. turned out awesome!
But...