#5.... Is it a whine or a "meow" (or whatever noise a cat makes)?
"Graziano, Michael" wrote:
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> Just a few notes on my week.
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> 1. Trunk lid repainting: Firstly, I know that a few days ago when I
>mentioned that I was preparing it for painting, at least one of you bastards
>said to yourselves "That poor schnook is going to waste two painful hours
>contorting his hands trying to keep the bolt from turning while he tries to
>get the tiny nut off the trunk latch." Well phooey on you. It only took an
>hour before I realized the goddamn bolts were actually studs, and that it was
>OK for it to turn as either turning would release the handle. My hands are
>killing me, thank you very much. Secondly, the sanding is going rather well.
> the 320 wet actually made the paint nice and smooth. Tonight, I do the
>inside, clean it, and primer it. So far so good.
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> 2. Valve cover: I brought my spare valve cover down to bare metal so I
>could paint it. Will standard sandable primer work, or is it not rated hot
>enough. No clues on the can. After an hour ride last night, the valve cover
>wasn't too hot. I decided it would look cool to paint it the same color as
>the car. I don't think heat should be an issue. The paint gets REAL hot on
>those hot summer days out in the sun. And the paint in the engine compartment
>isn't peeling, 'cept where I dropped brake fluid.
>
> 3. Alternator: The GM unit has me a little worried. When I start the car
>for the 1st time at night, the alternator doesn't charge past 12Volts. The
>ignition light isn't on, so it's charging, but not at the 14V I've become used
>to. This has happened 3 times in two weeks, out of 10 different times I've
>started the car. Letting it sit for an hour didn't help. Running the new
>electric fan brings the voltage down to 11.5Volts. I didn't have my
>multimeter handy, so I don't have exact #'s. Any ideas? This occurrence
>coincides with the engine idle being considerably lower. From 1,200
>(normally) to about 800 when this occurs. I'm thinking moisture? But it
>should work itself out when the engine gets hot. It doesn't.
>
> 4. Peculiar smell: After driving the car, I get a peculiar smell coming from
>the engine compartment. Kinda sweet and pungent. No, there's no Chinese food
>stuck anywhere. Doesn't smell exactly electrical, but could be related to the
>alternator problem above. It's not oil, that for sure. And my oil pressure
>is pretty steady at 25-35psi hot, and 90psi cold (both at idle).
>
> 5. The whine: I have a whine in the engine bay. It varied with engine
>speed, not gearbox or wheel speed. Depressing the clutch has no effect.
>Besides belts, any ideas what might whine with engine speed. It's not the
>dizzy. Alternator bearings possibly linked to above?
>
> Another thought that JUST occurred to me. Would I get symptoms 3-5 if the
>belt wasn't seating perfectly in either the alternator, or one of the other
>pulleys? I'm not getting a loud belts whine. In fact, you can hardly hear
>it.
>
> sigh....
>
> Mike
> '78 Midget
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