Hey steve. Thanks for the input. I just replaced the rod bearings, they were not in that bad of shape but did take out some knocking sound I was trying to diagnose. The rocker shaft looked pretty good when I inspected it, but might try and pull it this winter for a rebuild. I'm thinking of having the entire head rebuilt. I do not suspect either of these are the ticking sound because they go away completely, usually with a warm engine, sometimes with a cold engine. I think it's just a loose bolt and I'm getting a rattle. My timing was way off (due to the distributor being off one tooth) and was idling with quite a bit of movement. When I would increase the idle, the shake would go away and so would the sound. I have the engine running much better (due to yesterday's wrenching) and the tick is almost inaudible (and at times completely gone). I was thinking it was the engine mounts, but I suspect now it's something internal. Maybe the oil sump? With the smoothness in the engine, I'm less concerned about it and will address it if and when it gets worse because I keep chasing ghosts looking for it. I'm going for a drive today with the wife, I'll have her shoot a video so y'all can hear how it's putting this week.