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I found tiny roller bearing pins (I assume from the Jesel Rockers) in the pump. Pin fits right through the screen.

OK, so that's settled. Engine needs to come out, and then I don't know what. Disassembled, inspected, and reassembled? Rebuilt?

I assume I have a failed/failing rocker that's spitting tiny roller bearing pins. Part of one jammed the pump, and I have one complete pin that fell out of the pump.

I haven't checked the oil in the pan yet. There's baffles that hold quite a bit of oil, and I suspect, more roller bearing pins.

I'm debating whether I should try rebuilding the engine myself. I'm broke. I overspent what I had buying what I thought was my dream car, and worth spending the extra money on. Now I'm looking at needing to rebuild the engine.

The roller pins and bits are so small, they could have made their way up into anywhere in the engine, so there's no way I'm going to try and repair the engine. It has to come apart, get inspected, and whatever is necessary needs to be done.