Re: Engine troubleshooting

[Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx>]

One of my torque converter bolts was indeed loose - tightened them all
up and the noise disappeared!

Thanks for the tip!

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:06 PM,  <chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> another thing to check for is loose torque converter bolts. I had that happen once.
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> Mark
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> From: Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx>
>> My Poly is making a rather loud clicking noise that seems to be coming
>> from the lower end, but is a bit hard to pinpoint.
>>
>> It gets faster as the engine revs and happens whether the transmission
>> is in park, neutral or in gear.
>>
>> I've heard and fixed tappet noise before and this doesn't sound like that does.
>>
>> I'm prepared to pull the motor and start looking for the root cause
>> but thought I would post this and see if anyone has any words of
>> wisdom.
>>
>> As always, you folks are the best and I am thankful for any help I receive.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brian Safford
>> '62 Dart 440 / Poly / 413 block and crank that are clean and ready to go!
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