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Re: Strange Grinding Rattle

To: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>, "Paul A Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Strange Grinding Rattle
From: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 12:24:37 -0400
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
In-reply-to: <007501be9afd$222c8920$439ee3cd@larry>
References: <v03007803b35c8d6fe968@[152.16.66.60]><v03007800b35caf137bbd@[152.16.66.60]>
Reply-to: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Hi Larry,

I have a generator and the sound is coming from that area as far as I can
tell. I even checked the generator pully because it sounded like that might
be causing the sound.
I'll look into it next time I'm working on the car.

Thanks,

Robert


At 8:52 AM -0700 5/10/99, Larry Miller wrote:
>I don't know if you have a generator or alternator but bad bearings in a
>generator can sound like the engine is coming apart and it can come and go
>with engine speed changes. Never had an alternator bearing go out so I don't
>know what that sounds like but it is probably the same.
>
>Larry Miller
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
>To: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
>Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: 10 May, 1999 8:45 AM
>Subject: Re: Strange Grinding Rattle
>
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> Thanks, I'll try that next time I drive the car. The noise does sound like
>> it is coming from the front of the engine compartment though. I guess it
>> could be bouncing around in there throwing me off as to it's point of
>> origin.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> At 10:56 AM -0400 5/10/99, Paul A Asgeirsson wrote:
>> >To completely rule out the transmission as a source of this noise, you
>> >need to have the clutch depressed with the transmission in gear so the
>> >input shaft won't be turning.  Then all gears and bearings in the trans
>> >will be stopped.
>> >
>> >Paul
>> >PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>> >
>> >On Mon, 10 May 1999 09:24:53 -0400 robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
>> >writes:
>> >>Hi,
>> >
>> >>The sound is present both in and out of gear. At first it thought it
>> >>might
>> >>be the transmission going sour, it has that type of sound to it, so I
>> >>checked it out of gear and the same sound is there.
>> >>
>> >>Any ideas?
>> >>
>> >>Thanks,
>> >>
>> >>Robert
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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