[Shotimes] Knocking update (kinda long)

[Donald Mallinson]

Adam,

Just a wild hunch, have you checked the IAB valve?  This can 
go bad causing a wild noise in the intake (I didn't listen 
to the sound clip, my computer locks up on things like that 
a lot).  Try unplugging the IAB valve when the noise is 
present and see what happens.

If this has been checked out or is not a possibility at all, 
then, sorry to waste your time, but sometimes silly things 
are the answer.

Don Mallinson

Adam Parrott wrote:

> Many thanks to everyone for the additional ideas and suggestions.
> Unfortunately, I talked with Tony again tonight to get an update on his
> post-weekend progress and things weren't sounding too good.
> 
> He told me that, even after replacing my apparently-good cam chain
> tensioners with known working units from a junkyard motor and buttoning
> everything back up for an idle test, the sound was still present in all
> it's ugly glory.  He's also convinced that the sound is internal, being
> loudest at the TB and fuel area near the 2/3 or 5/6 cylinders.