VTC's went as i was driving.
 

yea, a little more than a week after the swap. there was no clack evident till it came out of nowhere....... pulled over, checked it out nd i knew it was done for. so im selling the whole car. hurry though, im not doing it forever, $250 takes her home. i am in vineland, nj. u must pick it up. today only, hurry..................

will post in classifieds......

bummer...

The clock is ticking..... :noes:

Got any pics of the carnage prophet? :wtc:

today only?

oh well, another vE5 down

no pics, but seconds before it happened, it was doin More than clacking, more like hammering, you could feel it on the manifold. its sold, got 250 for it. im drivin ma dads s10 for now helping him sell it. its worth a good 2500. any takers, lemme kno.

wait...it's making noise or did it blow up on the block?

Ummm yeah +1 I just re-read the op, It's still running?

If yes, then the vtc's didn't "went".....

what else could cause 'hammering' in the top end? i guess it's a moot point since he already sold the car (damn quick, too)...

car was not running when sold, no point in fixin again, after jus puttin anotha motor in her 10 days ago

So did it rip open the front timing cover?

sure it wasn't rod knock from a spun bearing?

Still sucks either way. sorry to see you have to let it go like that.

wasnt comin from tha front, it was the rear head. u could feel it on tha intake manifold

Rod knock would be felt anywhere on the engine. I go with rod knock. But who cares, the car is long gone.