[Healeys] Loud Metallic Click

[Peter Schauss]

Did you check the compression to eliminate a broken piston or ring?

What about a worn cam lobe?

Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick and Caroline Quinn
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:53 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Loud Metallic Click
> 
> G'day
> 
> 
> 
> Here is something to get your collective minds around.
> 
> 
> 
> Yesterday morning we were 560 kilometres from home in the BN3 having just
> crossed some many kilometres of featureless plains and semi dessert. We
> arrive in a large town looking for fuel and then suddenly an audible
> clanging sound emanates from the engine. We immediately pull over to
> investigate and despite much head scratching nothing significant can be
> found. I disconnect the fan belt and also eliminate a rocker hitting the
> rocker cover.
> 
> 
> 
> Six and a half hours of sitting in the back seats of a tilt tray truck we
> arrive back home.
> 
> 
> 
> Today I removed the rocker cover and all valves are opening correctly,
> plus
> the noise is still there. So what do we think the noise is? Oil pressure
> is
> still good, so it probably isn't a slipped big end. It is definitely not
> coming from the gearbox.
> 
> 
> 
> Without taking the engine out, my guess is a broken crankshaft. What's
> yours?
> 
> 
> 
> Hoo Roo
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick Quinn
> 
> Sydney, Australia
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