James Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Last time I had similar noises it was the big ends in my Spit 1500.Noise is a deep rumble/rattle on partial throttle - goes away after 1/2 throttle.I really hope it isn't the engine - it's enough to push me over the edge... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 jcarruthers wrote:- it's enough to push me over the edge... :-(Oh :BThen I'd better not say that the rumble sounds like mains and the rattle sounds like the big ends..... :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorbington Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Does the engine rattle on a cold start? If it's worn enough to rattle when running then it may rattle on start up too.If Richard's heard the noises your car is making then he's probably better placed than me to diagnose the problem but I'd check things like the water pump, alternator / dynamo, crank pulley / fan / flywheel before condemning the engine itself.When my car started to make a scary, deep knocking noise from the engine bay it turned out to be the alternator bearings, not a broken crank or failed engine bearings as suggested here..... ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Quote:If Richard's heard the noises your car is making then he's probably better placed than me to diagnose the problem but I'd check things like the water pump, alternator / dynamo, crank pulley / fan / flywheel before condemning the engine itself. End quote. quickest way to confirm if its the engine is just take the fan belt off and run it without it. If the noise is still there you know you have an expensive rebuild coming!!!!! :( Good luck with it mate. I hope its something minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 391 wrote:quickest way to confirm if its the engine is just take the fan belt off and run it without it. If the noise is still there you know you have an expensive rebuild coming!!!!! :( Ot that 2.5 upgrade you have always promised yourself has become more pressing... :-(Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Over advanced ignition? - try disconnnecting the vac advance (plug both ends) and road test to see if it makes a difference.I'll make you a fair offer if you're pushed over the edge :P - need an good solid example for development ;)Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnaz Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bad luck James, I hope it is something minor rather than an engine rebuild. The symptoms on my car when the big ends were on their way out were similar. The engine would produce a deep rattle that dissappeared when the throttle was depressed but very obvious on part-throttle and worse when lifting off. If the bearings are going would it not be possible to throw some big-ends in after dropping the sump to get you mobile again?Best of luck with it, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 As I couldn't find anywhere to do the tracking on my car this morning I have come shopping in the Passat - eurgh! Shopping is hellish...Anyway - it has decided to start overunning - and it makes a loud rattle.Timing is a very good point as the lay thing I did was adjust the valve gaps - let's hope I come home to finding the vacuum detachedl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Though that won't really prove anything hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Nick_Jones wrote:Over advanced ignition? - try disconnnecting the vac advance (plug both ends) and road test to see if it makes a difference.I'll make you a fair offer if you're pushed over the edge :P - need an good solid example for development ;)NickSell it to me :P I've got a decent engine in a scruffy shell!!!!!!!!!! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 James are you still looking at building a screamer 2 litre,or are you back to the 2.5 idea or failing that keeping an early 2 litre engine and mildly modifying?When I go 2.5 I will more than likely be looking to offload my early engine...I also have a 2.0 litre mk2 engine spare although long term it'll need some tlc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Alex wrote:I also have a 2.0 litre mk2 engine spare although long term it'll need some tlc....It will if Mark has been anywhere near it! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I know what you mean Richard,Mark showed me an old engine of his that someone had beaten the front plate to fit it in a spitfire/gt6 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Well it had to go into a Spitfire chassis and he wouldn't let me cut the end-plate to fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDeTriomphe Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 So - you used your second favourite (precision) tool - a club hammer instead of an angle grinder. That was a lovely engine before you got hold of it :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hey I offered to pay for a new end-plate. :BSome people are never satisfied.Ps that car in your avatar looks stangely familiar, I'm sure I saw it on the road once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Better start getting it back together Mark, Isle of Wight "soon" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mark, with a car off the road expecting to get it to the Isle of Wight? ??)I am experiencing an extreme case of deja vous ;DDo you want to go double or quits Mark that this one will make it? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ouch ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDeTriomphe Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Alex wrote:Ouch ;DExactly - what have I done to deserve this?Anyway - my Avatar is now on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 To be fair he usually does make it - although he has been known to stick a Triumph badge on a Mazda :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 MarkDeTriomphe wrote:Exactly - what have I done to deserve this?Anyway - my Avatar is now on the road!Dont look at me,I just happened to mention a certain butchered engine front plate.I didnt even mention names,but the guilty have put there hands up and then fought back...at you :P ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mark your avatar seems to have undergone a transformation.... ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDeTriomphe Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Jason wrote:... although he has been known to stick a Triumph badge on a Mazda :-)Triumph badge on a Japanese car ! ... must be a club somewhere that caters for that ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Happy Christmas Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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