That may be it. :) I had noticed the other day that the belt was a little
loose, and I had planned on tightening it tomorrow (as I will have time
then). Just a few minutes ago, I went out to look, and I did see a few
brighter spots on the fins. Hmmmm :)
Another disaster averted. :)
Thanks!
Blake
At 10:24 PM 1/22/98 +0000, Scott Gardner wrote:
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>> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 17:03:50 -0600 (CST) Blake Wylie <bwylie@hiwaay.net>
>> writes:
>> >Just today, I started noticing a clicking sound coming from the engine
>> >compartment....I quickly opened it up in the Wal-Mart parking lot, in
>> >the
>> >rain to see where it might be coming from. It seemed to come from the
>> >general direction of the alternator (although I could be mistaken). I
>> >haven't had any time to go into it yet, but I was just needing some
>> >info
>> >before I might dive in and mess something up. ;)
>> >
>> >Anyone have any ideas? What would need to be done if it is the
>> >alternator?
>> >Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >Just let me know, and thanks as always for putting up with my little
>> >problems. :)
>> >
>> >Blake Wylie
>> >1970 MGB
>> >
>> Likely, and hopefully, the alternator has moved ever so slightly on its
>> mountings and something is lightly fouling the fins - if so there will
>> likely be little bright spots on them making it easy to trace what it is
>> if so - its an easy fix, if not, its something else!!!!!!!!!1
>>
>> mike robson
>
>This very thing happened to me a few months back. One of the bolts
>in the alternator bracket had fallen out, and allowed the bracket to
>occaisonally swing into the path of the alternator blades. It makes
>a very high-pitched "pinging" noise. I actually had the head off,
>looking for something that would make the engine ping, until I
>noticed the bright spots on the alternator fins!
>Scott
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