Just an update:
The engine is back to the usual noises it makes with the solid lifters. I am running thinner oil with Marvel Mystery Oil in it.
I fear she is still not getting enough oil on top. I forgot to mention that even after all the cleaning mentioned above; it still does not seem to get enough oil up top.
When I had the head bolt out, I disconnected the coil and cranked the engine over. I expected to see a lot of oil coming up the bolt hole but found only a little. I also would expect blue smoke out of the exhaust with the thinner oil (As it has in the past) but no blue smoke when going down the road.
It just might be time to get the engine rebuilt. She has 110,000 miles on an engine without an oil filter running on Non-Detergent oil for most of her life.
