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| Ctrout |
 Aug 11 2004, 05:39 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091  |
My car has been making some pretty scary noises lately. Sounds like a metal on metal rasping sound when the engine is at idle. I don't hear it when at speed though. When I try to locate the noise in the engine bay, it sounds like it's coming from the cooling fan/shroud area. The noise gets louder after the car has warmed up. Anybody have any ideas?
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| type47 |
Aug 11 2004, 06:02 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
spinning fan hitting on fan housing????
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| bondo |
Aug 11 2004, 06:02 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
I had that happen once. It turned out to be a piece of engine tin about to fall off. It was rubbing on the alternator pulley. With the engine running, try to poke at various bits of engine tin around the front of the engine (with a stick so no fingers get munched) and see if you can make the sound worse.
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| Ctrout |
Aug 11 2004, 09:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091 |
I found what was causing the problem. It was really a simple fix too. I reached my hand around the area where the noise was coming from and found the alternator belt so I followed it around until I found something in contact with the pulley. Look what the P.O. left for me. Too bad it wasn't Craftsman or I'd get a new one free.
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| Ctrout |
Aug 11 2004, 09:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091 |
Notice how deep the groove worn into the head of thi rachet is.
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| Ctrout |
Aug 11 2004, 09:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091 |
Last one.
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| SpecialK |
Aug 12 2004, 01:20 AM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
PO's scare the hell out of me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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| McMark |
Aug 12 2004, 02:16 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Trekkor found a piece of hose that had been riding in the fan itself since he bought the car.
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