Freshen up a motor

[YGspider]

Did you ever end up cutting the oil filter open? Or were you just looking at the oil in the drain bucket?

I cut it open and it didn't seem to have anything wrong with the filter its self ... very strange next step is drop the oil pan tomorrow or this weekend.

[Just a Six?]

Some roller engines tick more than others and it seems that some of the Comp Cams roller lifters make a bunch of noise and if you believe everything you read on the internet the Morrel roller lifters are quieter if not quiet. 
 
 If you want, go to a heavy truck shop and see if they have kits that will let you send your oil off to be analyzed.  I have many reports from the late 80's from GN #1 and they give a fair amount of info.  You just have to get a CLEAN sample of oil to them.  That means you fill up the sample jar with oil that is currently draining out of the oil pan, not from a catch can that has crap built up in the bottom from many different vehicles.
 

Blackstone Labs USA will send you a container for a sample to mail them
I have one here if you want to use it?