right this second I just investigated a strange rattling sound from my 1275
(Im talking like right now)... with the help of a lovely assistant who held
the gas pedel... I narrowed down to the alternator (well mines a generator)
as well... it hasnt been charging for about a week or so now and the noises
are fairly new... Im going to try to run without the belt briefly cuase the
same belt powers the water pump I believe... and see if the noise is gone...
Im going to LA right now so I gotta run... but a new alternator is on my
list... but I might go for the Clarici Alternator conversion instead...
still thinking about it... Good luck with your rattle! Ive got to get on it
too... I could be destorying my old generator maybe a rebuild would work
better...
Strange rattles are what these cars are made of!
Good luck
Toby
Toby Atwater, Santa Barbara, CA, r.toby.atwater@worldnet.att.net
1969 Austin Healey Sprite, mk 4
1971 FJ-40 Toyota Land Cruiser
>>Hi,
>> I'm going crazy because of this rattling sound that suddenly started
>coming
>>from my 1500 engine. It is a loud metallic hollow rattling that comes
from
>the
>>area of the alternator. During idle the rattling is sporadic, but when I
>hit
>>the gas, the sound is constant, and intensifies with more gas going to it.
>I
>>tightened the two front belts, but that didn't help it.
>>
>>Does anyone have a suggestion for what it might be? Mike Graziano
>suggested it
>>might be the water pump. Would a water pump on the fritz make a rattling
>noise?
>>
>>Thanks a lot,
>>
>>John Gottstein
>>1975 Midget
>>
>>
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