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Same thing happened to me. On first startup after installing my reconditioned motor there was a hellava clonking noise, as though something really expensive had broken. But then the noise just stopped and has never recurred ! I'm guessing a stray bolt was left in there and got jammed into some crevice by the ring gear or flywheel. Scary when it happened though, as I had just spent squillions on the recon job.