Thanks. I will get out tonight and correct it. Hopefully this will solve the knocking noise. Hopefully it's another case of a rookie mistake. Thanks again.

 

I just finished reinsert the tensioner and remount the muffler. I will pray hard tonight and start her up when I get home from work tomorrow. Wish me luck. Thanks everyone.

 

It looks like you had the tensioner in upside down. The pinhole points at the cap. I learned that myself the hard way just this summer. It produced a knocking noise related to idle speed. Freaked me out completely.

Though Steve W. always has good advice...

 

I hope so. I will fire her up tomorrow. Hopefully, the only sound I hear is from the tail pipe. Cross my fingers. Update tomorrow.

 

Hopefully the other side tensioner is correct. That one is nipple w/ pinhole toward the cap too.

 

The noise came from the right side of the car when I ran the engine last Friday. If anything else, I will check the left side too. I will also check the compression on each cylinder. Does anyone know what the pressure should be?

 

Fingers crossed.

 

BROBLEM SOLVED. No more knocking noise.
She started right up, no knocking noise. I didn't get to run the engine long enough because it is still on the jack stands in the garage. There was a lot to f white smoke coming out of the tail pipe. Hope it goes away after letting it run for a while. Thanks for all your help and advices.

 

You might want to check your spark plugs after the smoke is reduced. They may be really coated.

 

nice!

 

Those are all new plugs. I installed new plugs, new rotors, and caps. Now here is a new problem. Any other suggestions besides the spark plugs? Thanks.

 

Great news that the knocking is gone. Hopefully the smoke will clear-up after taking it out for a good drive. I wouldn't worry about the plugs as long as its running normally with all cylinders firing.

 

I will check the compression before I put the tires on her. The car idles nice and smooth, but it was too smoky in the garage to keep it running too long. I hope to take her out for a spin sometime next week. I m still concern about the smoke.

 

An update on my project:
The smoke is gone now. I drained about two quarts out and added a quart back after the car warmed up. The idle is a bit rough. I cleaned the ICV. It is better. I took her out for a short 10 minutes ride. It's choking up at the take off. On the first gear, it choked and stalled. When I was on a straight away, i was able to push it. I ran strong through second, third, fourth, and fifth gears.
Any idea what can cause the problem?

 

Sounds like a fuel adaptation is in order...