The alternator fan fouling the alt body? Is there a bearing in there that's
dying and as it lets go the belt tension is pulling the fan/pulley out of
alignment? The fan (I'm talkin' engine fan now) may be fouling the shroud a
bit, but I would expect that to make a godawful noise audible at all times.
Good description of the sound, BTW.
Phil Vanner
Mk1 Midget
-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin Vaughan [SMTP:vaughme@mail.auburn.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 2:17 PM
To: 'MG NUTS'
Subject: Noise from engine compartment
Hello All,
Yesterday afternoon I pulled into my drive way, shut off my '77 MGB and
noticed a sound like a table saw makes when the power is shut off (kind of
a slinnngggg chang chang chang). I thought something might be fouling one
of the pulleys. I popped the hood and found nothing. I started the car up
and shut it off again....no sound. This morning after driving the car 10
minutes, maybe, I shut it off and the sound was there, just muted. Again
this afternoon, after driving for about 10 min., I shut the car off, it
ran-on or dieseled for a couple seconds and the sound was more chunky. The
alternator is not loose and the fan pulley is not loose. What could this
sound be?
TIA,
Edwin
'77 B
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