Chris,
one odd thing I have found is the rubber that seperates the harmonic
balancer from the crank pully can disintegrate and allow the harmonic
balancer to "free wheel" creating all kinds of symphonic sounds. I checked
every rotating part on the car to find the source, and after 250 miles of
100% necessary driving, just happened to notice the source by chance! 15
minute repair, and now the car runs like a top, well, a top with a carb
setup that desparaitly needs new bushings!!!!! Louie
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Rife <chris.rife(at)vanderbilt.edu>
To: alpine list <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 5:20 PM
Subject: ominous noises
>The car has been running wonderfully- until this afternoon. Took it for
>a run this morning and came back and fiddled with the carbs, as I am
>still trying to get the best performance, adjusted my rocker clearance
>because I believe I had it wrong, and sealed it all back up. Starts
>fine, sounds good for a second, then there is a most awful screeching
>noise, which does not go away with a little (or a lot) of
>throttle- just takes a higher pitch. So I check: the belt, has a
>reasonable amount of tension; no jiggle in either the generator or the
>water pump (though I did not check these with the belt off). Even added
>some drops of oil to the generator as Clymer suggests- all to no avail.
>Any suggestions on what's happening here?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>'62 SII
>
>
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