[TR] 1976 TR6 air pump rattle

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

Wow, David......you're still using the "smog pump"!!  Seriously, you  can 
live very well without it and, in my opinion, your engine will thank  you.  
But, as a far as the noise goes, try using a 2 foot section of garden  hose 
(or similar rubber hose) as a stethoscope against the body of the  pump.  If 
the bearings are rattling, you'll hear them loud-n-clear  in your ear.  
Or......disconnect the belt to the air pump and see if  the noise goes away.
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA
1976 TR6  CF57822U 
 
 
In a message dated 5/18/2009 2:49:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
davgil at aol.com writes:

I  believe that it is coming from the air pump (smog pump?) 

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