In message <Springmail.105.1012076885.0.62078800@www.springmail.com>you write:
>All,
>
>I'm working on occasional lister John Gottstein's '75 1500. He has a strange
>rattle coming from the rear of his engine. I checked the valve clearances (ok
>), compression (ok), and anything else that could be rattling. THe last thing
> I can think of is that his thrust washer fell. It's possible. It would expl
>ain the chatter he gets when starting from a stop. Anyway, I'm off to pick u
>p a dial indicator (if I can get one), but John misplaced his 1500 book and mi
>ne's still in a box at the house somewhere. Anyway, if someone has a Bentley
> or a Haynes 1500 book and can offer assistance, that would be great.
Hi Mike, the crankshaft end-float should be .004-.008 in (.102-.203 mm). I
think if the thrust washer has fallen out, you wouldn't need a dial indicator
to measure the end-float because it will be very obvious.
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