[Spridgets] ting ting ting
Hal Faulkner
frog.aye at gmail.com
Fri May 23 20:13:23 MDT 2014
Bill, do you have any idea where in the car it is coming from? Does it
happen in neutral? Is there a wire that could be getting hit by the fan,
or....?
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Bill L <pythias at pacifier.com> wrote:
> Hello Spridgets,
>
> The last time I drove the red thing, as I let out the clutch,
> in gear,
> i heard a ting ting ting etc..
> It sounds just like a fan blade hitting the radiator.
> It' engine speed related, not speed related.
> It happens in the first three gears at least, then it may be
> too loud in the car for me to hear it. ..
>
> I thought maybe the starter as loose and the ring gear was
> tinging that.. nope .. that's not it...
>
> It doesn't happen in neutral...
>
> It seemed to go away at higher engine speeds, but it may be
> that it is just too high a frequency by then for me to hear..
>
> Doesn't seem to be a problem in 4th or 5th on the freeway...
> .
>
> Ideas? .. I'm hoping not to have to pull the engine.. If I
> do, that happens after the driving season...
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bill L. mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
> '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403 "the red thing"
>
> My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion.
> He said okay, you re ugly too.
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