sorry bout that. I don't know why. it shows up on my computer when I click the link. it was posted quickly on facebook because the computer wouldn't see the phone. I was talking to her and found out that she had some lube shop do the intake gaskets a month or two before the problem started--that was after I thought it was rod knock. coincidently, I just did the intake gaskets on my wife's 3.4 so I could see if they didn't put the rods back in place in the right order maybe that messed it up--or they didn't torque it down tight enough and it worked its way loose. its a lot louder and more violent than piston slap. major loss of power. I think I might try checking the icm. would that give me any misfire codes if the icm were bad? thanks Jevik!