Is it Knocking or Not???, could be a rod... maybe something else?? Options

[Bruce Allert]

I'd like to know what to look for when I take the 2.0 apart that was in Punkin. Since I've not gone into surgery of this kind I'm at a loss as to what I will see if it is a rod that was knocking.

When the engine was running a couple of us listened to it and proceeded to take a spark plug wire off one cylinder at a time to try to determine which one it was. We thought if the wire for the cylinder with the know was taken off it would cease to knock or quiet down which neither happened. Is this a way to find if it is a rod or which one it is???

.........b

[Bruce Allert]

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Rand Posted on Jul 3 2005, 03:10 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you hear it most when accelerating or cruising? Rod knocks are easiest to hear when the engine is spinning freely, not under power...

I first heard it while coasting/braking coming thru the timing gate then sitting & idling. Sounding almost like a lifter. It did get louder when I gave it some gas... that's when I shut it off (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

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ejm Posted on Jul 3 2005, 04:25 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you sure it's a rod that knocking? Have you dropped the strainer to look for bearing debris? Any chance that something went down the intake..a stray screw, washer or whatever? Makes one hell of a racket getting pounded into the head and could be mistaken for a rod knock.

Hmmmmm... never thought of that (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) I'll take off the strainer & if nothing there guess I'll remove the heads. Ain't got nut'n t'lose, eh?

thanks guys......... b (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wavey.gif)