You either have the WRONG push rods in it, or you are not adjusting the valves correctly. There is a special way to adjust the valves and it would take to long to explain it to you. They don't just tighten all the way down. You need to get a book and READ about adjusting the valves.
It could keep the engine from running, but not the valves from moving.
You may have a vacuum leak
theres four things a motor has gotta have to run regaurdless of anything anyone says..........air . fuel, spark, and compression you gotta have all four or you ain't gonna get it running
That would be a destroked motor, and would result in a 285.
There is a separate motor that runs the odometer. It is not running for some reasson. TAke it to a speedo shop.
Timing not set properly, carbon deposits in the combustion chamber, cracked head, blown head gasket, overheating.
A guess would be 5-600lbs
Most likely you either.... 1. ran the motor out of oil 2. had an oil pump failure 3. had a bearing failure No matter the reason, if the motor stopped, chances are that you seized up the motor.
motor mounts?
The 5.3L engine would equal aprox 327 cubic inches.
A 5.0L would equal a 305 cu.in.
if you dont have any oil in the cars motor that would be a reasin why its knocking