- 1. [Healeys] intermittant engine clatter (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 10:55:03 -0700
- Today my engine just started making a very loud intermittent clatter. Happened at startup when cold, went away after around 20 sec running. After a couple of 10 mile drives with stops, clatter return
- /html/healeys/2008-05/msg00487.html (8,121 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Healeys] intermittant engine clatter (score: 1)
- Author: Norman Nock <sjnnock@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 11:32:18 -0700 (PDT)
- You could have a valye seat that has come loose ...if it jams open the piston will hit valve , BANG , now you have a major problem .. DON'T DRIVE IT .. pull the head and check it Norman Nock ________
- /html/healeys/2008-05/msg00490.html (9,421 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Healeys] intermittant engine clatter (score: 1)
- Author: "Leonard Hartnett" <thehartnetts@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 11:39:11 -0700
- Steve: The only thing you didn't mention was whether you actually checked valve clearances to see if you had a mal-adjusted (loose) rocker. Although it sounds like it is coming from the valves, check
- /html/healeys/2008-05/msg00491.html (9,726 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Healeys] intermittant engine clatter (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 15:36:22 -0400
- Hi Steve, I would certainly agree with Norman that you don't drive it until you have found out what the problem is. The only thing that I have ever experienced that gave that symptom was a broken pis
- /html/healeys/2008-05/msg00494.html (9,864 bytes)
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