OT: Any Jag or car-engine-sages here?

[BrucePartington]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Now, since the report of no oil in the sump area for the pump to pick up and squirt all over everything, it's gotta be a slightly too tight or too dry rod bearing.

Remember: it binds every other turn of the crankshaft. To me this equals to binding of the distributor shaft/gear.
When I started to read the OP I thought: "they must have lubed the back of the bearings." But then I read it happens every two turns of the crankshaft - which exonerates the crankshaft and pistons. When I read the distributor shaft is already in, as well as the oil pump, I had very little doubt about who to "bring down town to have a talk". We'll have to wait for an update from Catfish.