[Spridgets] ting ting ting

[Hal Faulkner]

Bill, do you have any idea where in the car it is coming from?  Does it
happen in neutral?  Is there a wire that could be getting hit by the fan,
or....?


On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Bill L <pythias at pacifier.com> wrote:

> Hello Spridgets,
>
>          The last time I drove the red thing, as I let out the clutch,
>          in gear,
>          i heard a ting ting ting etc..
>          It sounds just like a fan blade hitting the radiator.
>          It' engine speed related, not speed related.
>          It happens in the first three gears at least, then it may be
>          too loud in the car for me to hear it. ..
>
>          I thought maybe the starter as loose and the ring gear was
>          tinging that.. nope .. that's not it...
>
>          It doesn't happen in neutral...
>
>          It seemed to go away at higher engine speeds, but it may be
>          that it is just too high a frequency by then for me to hear..
>
>          Doesn't seem to be a problem in 4th or 5th on the freeway...
>          .
>
>          Ideas? .. I'm hoping not to have to pull the engine.. If I
>          do, that happens after the driving season...
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Bill L.                          mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
>  '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403  "the red thing"
>
>    My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion.
> He said okay, you re ugly too.
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