At 02:47 PM 10/21/01 -0500, swillis wrote:
>.... there is a loose rattle sound coming from the generator side of the
>motor, kinda towards the front. .... Really sounds like something flopping
>around in there. Almost a dieseling sound. Heard best at idle. Doesn't
>seem to get louder when revved. Actually gets drowned out.
Could be a loose fan on the front of the generator. If the front pulley
nut gets loose the fan rattles. BTDT. Occasionally the sheet metal center
hub of the fan impellor cracks, and the generator fan can rattle, even when
the front nut is tight. BTDT too.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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