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I think the easiest access to that part is to remove the fender... If you call hat easy. Regretting that I didn't Loctite those screws...</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 28, 2019 5:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Dash Area Noise</font>
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<div>Thanks to Earl, Bob and others for good suggestions and ideas.<br>
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<div>However after lot more poking around little progress and still cant replicate the noise.<br>
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<div>One thing is that if the car has stood in the coolness of overnight it takes about 10 mins for it to be back with a vengance. The irritating thing is that it is random and a definitive pattern still elludes me. Noise seems to be in the vicinity of the
volt regulator box.<br>
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<div>One of these days will remove the passenger air vent hose and try to access the plate Earl referred to.<br>
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<div>Think that this could be the culprit.<br>
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<div>Thank you<br>
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<div>rg<br>
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<div>----- Original Message -----<br>
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 08:52:16 -0600 (MDT)<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Dash Area Noise<br>
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<p>Earl,</p>
<p>Is this Moss# 858-385 (#44 on page 118 of the latest catalog0? <br>
You're describing the problem I have.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 7/17/2019 11:22 PM, Earl Kagna<br>
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<div>This reminds me of a similar situation that I had many<br>
years ago on my BJ8 – a ‘thunk’ sound from the left side of<br>
the dash area (or so I thought) on certain bumps but not<br>
others. Drove me nuts trying to find it - literally for<br>
years. Finally found it when the car was torn down in<br>
conjunction with the total restoration.</div>
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<div>There are 2 plates – one on each side of the car – called<br>
wing support brackets in the body manual (plate BC 2) - that<br>
tie the assembled wing / shroud flange to the top of the<br>
inner wheel arch. The manual is not very clear on this<br>
thing.</div>
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<div>When dismantling this part of the body, we found the pair<br>
of bolt / nut assemblies totally missing and clear evidence<br>
that this was the source of the ‘thunk’. But it sure<br>
sounded like it was coming from the dash or bonnet.</div>
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<div>Your problem just might be that these bolts are there but<br>
loose, which could conceivably cause a creak type of sound<br>
that seems to be from the dash area. Try pressing down on<br>
the right side fender / shroud close to the centre of the<br>
wheel cut out and maybe fore and aft a bit to see if you can<br>
produce a similar sound. The bad news is that these things<br>
are a real pain to get to on an assembled car – they are<br>
almost impossible to see, let alone service as they are up<br>
high and behind the air hoses on both sides, and can’t be<br>
accessed from the wheel arch because of the inner fender<br>
position.</div>
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<div>If all else fails, it’s worth a try. Let us know.</div>
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<div style="">Earl Kagna<br>
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BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</div>
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<div style=""><b>From:</b><a title="roggrace@telus.net" href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank">Roger Grace</a><br>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 17, 2019 6:20 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b><a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
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<div class="x_text">67 BJ8 <br>
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Am about fit to be tied ! <br>
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Have been struggling with a new intermittant noise for<br>
about a month now. <br>
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Seems to eminate in the dash area above left side of<br>
glove box, <br>
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A creak rather than a clunk. <br>
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So what have I done. <br>
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Tightened everything in that area - starter mounts,<br>
clecked bell housing, checked brake booster mounts,<br>
jammed the air vents solid, removed center console and<br>
still no improvement.Tightened windshield side mounts<br>
doors checked. <br>
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Was convinced was something to do with the heater<br>
controls - spent most of one weekend removing and<br>
replacing it more securely (what a pia job !). <br>
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The noise is not tied to road or engine speed, but worse<br>
when going over uneven surface, even very slowly. Also<br>
thought was worse after car was warm so switched heater<br>
valve off. <br>
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Thought had breakthrough as got a lot better with top up<br>
that pointed to windshield mounts. But no after a few<br>
days back as before. Actually sounds like expansion type<br>
noise. <br>
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It even occasionally does one or 2 creaks when car<br>
stops. <br>
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In last 2 years had windshield replaced so wonder if<br>
could be a problem there ? <br>
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Cannot recreate the noise with all manner of pushing and<br>
pulling of dash or glovebox or airvents and windshield<br>
in that area. <br>
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Tried jacking the rear end up in case was chassis but no<br>
change, <br>
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What is maddening is that there are times when for<br>
aboiut 20 mins of driving it is gone.... <br>
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Ideas please ! <br>
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rg.</div>
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