In a message dated 12/13/99 3:26:10 PM Central Standard Time,
bj_martin@hotmail.com writes:
<< It is really bad right at start up and then gets less bad as the
engine warms up. It nearly disappears after the engine has run for several
minutes but is still there if you know what you are listening for. The sound
is fairly consistent but it is not real regular (meaning that it is sort of
happening all the time but does not seem to correlate with the engine
cycles... not Konk, konk, konk but konk, konk.. konk ..konk, konk, konk...).
It is clearly coming from the front of the engine and way easier to hear on
the manifold side. >>
OK, I'll go out on a limb here, as you've had only one other theory proposed.
Could it be a bad engine mount allowing the pan to bounce up and down on the
steering rack? The bouncing decreasing as the engine warms up and smoothes
out?
Just a theory...
Scott Barr
ScottBarr8@aol.com
72 GT6
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