Hi Bart,
I'm afraid you'll have to provide a lot more information before I, for one,
could even hazard a guess.
Was the knocking you described in item 1 relative to engine speed or wheel
speed? Did it sound like metal on metal? Does it only happen above a
certain road speed? Did it start off quietly, intermitantly or all of a sudden?
What do your instruments tell you about oil pressure and water temperature?
If it is only while driving at speed, check your brake / wheel temperatures.
Is one much hotter than the others? Check for a cut tire with a flap of
rubber flying about. Did you lose brake pedal pressure or did the pedal
still travel the same distance without effect?
Let us know,
At 08:48 PM 9/30/96 CST, you wrote:
> My '76 Midget is acting unexpectedly weird. Here's the overview:
>
> 1) Two days ago it started banging. It sounded like there was someone
> under the bonnet knocking really loudly inside one of the fenders.
> It's still doing this and I can't figure out where it's coming from.
>
> 2) I went out to drive it up and down the driveway to see if I could
> pinpoint the noise in #1 and the brakes started going. I had to press
> all the way to the floor to stop the car... pretty scary.
>
> 3) When I cut the engine, there was a 25 second gurgling sound coming
> from the top radiator hose.
>
> I'm perplexed...
>
> Any help would be massively appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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> * Bart Schwartz Internet: bschwartz@dttus.com *
> * 1976 Midget 1500 CServe: 75753,2550 *
> * Overland Park, Kansas *
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