Sounds like the muffler bearing going out ;-)
At this exact moment in time: 1/26/02 3:28 PM, "mgraziano@mindspring.com"
<mgraziano@mindspring.com> made the profound revelation:
> 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
> explain the chatter he gets when starting from a stop. Anyway, I'm off to
> pick up a dial indicator (if I can get one), but John misplaced his 1500 book
> and mine'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.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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University of Pennsylvania
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