hi may be the cam shaft and or pulleys rubbing against something .maybe the oil pump shaft is rubbing against the block because the bbrass busing has come loose or a dent in the pan and the vibrating against something.maybe a lifter has callapsed and the push rod hitting the lifter,dust cover may be hitting torque but last thing you could check and make sure one of our chevy ffirends didnt get suck up into the exhaust stytem. also the pipes hitting the bodyor rubbing against the rail or transmission thanks jack.. 63 dodge polara 500 hard top ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Ariemiea <ajaremea@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009 15:42 Subject: RE: thumping sound in motor To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Jeff, I pulled the valve covers and checked everything out. It > all looks good there.This noise is more like a knock when it > running but when cranking the motor its more like a ka thunk > sound with each rotation. > Thanks, Alex > > --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: thumping sound in motor > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 2:47 PM > > When I went to a larger cam and adjustable rockers on my 426 > wedge, I > started getting a metallic clattering noise that sounded like > low oil. > It turned out to be the rockers were a little too tall and > lightly > hitting the baffles inside the stock steel valve covers. A few > light > shots with a ballpeen corrected this. > > ajaremea@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Herb, So far not so good, I drained the oil and took out the > filter > > and didn't find any signs of metal at all. I even cut the > filter open > > and it was minus any metal also. I tried to narrow down the > sound but > > that didn't work out. I really don't think its the rod bearings. > Later > > today I going to pull each plug wire with the motor running > and see if > > that changes anything or can help pinpoint the noise. Someone > suggested > > that I might have a connecting rod hitting the pan, being that > I had to > > use my orginial 361 pan on this 440 due to the different shape > of the > > pan. The newer pans hit the steering rod that go from one side > to the > > other side of the car. I'll let you know what I find out as I go > along. > > Any other ideas would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, Alex > > > > --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: thumping sound in motor > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:20 AM > > > > > > Alex, > > > > How goes it? Hope you have good news!! > > > > > > Herb > > > > 1959 Coronet 326 Poly > > 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1 > > 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 > > 1970 Challenger RT 440 > > 1999 Durango SLT 5.9 > > 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7 > > 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1 > > St. Louis, MO. > > > > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html > > > > Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for > you....Jesus Christ > > and > > the American Soldier. > > One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Alex Ariemiea > > Date: 4/20/2009 1:54:56 PM > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: thumping sound in motor > > > > Pulling the plug wires will be my next move. I'll let you know what > > happens. Alex > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- > > directly > > to that person. 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