This is probably the alternator fan. Mine started with an intermittent
tinkling which developed into full time tintinabulation. The front
bearing wears in the direction of the load and the shaft gets out of
alignment.
Regards,
Dave
Edwin Vaughan wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Yesterday afternoon I pulled into my drive way, shut off my '77 MGB and
> noticed a sound like a table saw makes when the power is shut off (kind of
> a slinnngggg chang chang chang). I thought something might be fouling one
> of the pulleys. I popped the hood and found nothing. I started the car up
> and shut it off again....no sound. This morning after driving the car 10
> minutes, maybe, I shut it off and the sound was there, just muted. Again
> this afternoon, after driving for about 10 min., I shut the car off, it
> ran-on or dieseled for a couple seconds and the sound was more chunky. The
> alternator is not loose and the fan pulley is not loose. What could this
> sound be?
>
> TIA,
>
> Edwin
> '77 B
>
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