[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Kerry Kinion]

Symptoms described are exactly what I'm hearing.  Only between 2-3000+
RPM's do I hear it.  I think "Light Throttle" is the key here.  And,
it's what has been driving me almost to insanity, until all of your
input and Josh S's ear on it.

4,5,6000 RPM's - sounds great.  Going down the road at 30MPH and barely
stepping on it to stay at speed, yet hearing this muffled machine gun
under the hood - enough to drive a guy crazy.  Especially one like me
who doesn't know too much about cars but can still hear this! And know
it's not right.

Hopefully, caught it in time and can fix.

Thanks again and talk to you all soon.

Kerry     

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:29 PM
To: 'Paul Nimz'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings

Mine got to the point it didn't matter. Heavy load, no load, light
throttle,
heavy throttle, whatever......that sucker made the same sound!

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:57 AM
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings


Mark N describe the knock conditions perfectly.  It would knock the
worst
not at acceleration nor at deceleration but at the point in between when
you
use light throttle to maintain speed.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>;
<Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> Smae symptoms here. No ticking at idle. Really, really loud at 3000
RPM.
>
> Paul L Fisher
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'Josh Salaets'" <jsalaets@msn.com>; <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>;
> <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings
>
>
> > Yeah, that we me, but there were a couple of other folks who also
had
rod
> > bearing issues at the Convention.
> >
> > I would describe the sound as one of prolonged pinging, starting
just
over
> > 2K, and going to almost 4K. I didn't hear it until we were at the
> dragstrip,
> > and I was driving with the stereo off & windows down alongside the
> cornfield
> > on the way to the group picture.
> >
> > It did not make the sound at idle, you had to rev the engine through
the
> > 2-4K rpm range to hear it. I have no idea how long it was making the
sound
> > (we did Summit Point the day before, then the dragstrip), but it
probably
> > got louder after the dragstrip runs.....plus the car was not running
well
> at
> > the strip at all!!
> >
> > Ron Porter
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