[DeTomaso] Scary sound from the 351...

[Jim Hendrickson]

I have use a wooden broom handle for a stethoscope.



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Sean Korb
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:50 AM
To: Henrik Svensson
Cc: panteras
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Scary sound from the 351...

Hi Henrik,

Try to locate the sound.  A piece of fuel hose 50cm long or longer should
work.  Hold one end to your ear and use the other side to listen at
different parts of the engine.  It might be the fuel pump, alternator, all
sorts of things.  A stethoscope works too.

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Henrik Svensson <Henrik.Svensson at gda.se>
wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> My Pantera was finally ready for the inspection yesterday. When I ran the
> engine for about 10 minutes to see if that the cooling was working fine
the
> engine started to make a mechanical sound when I got over 2000rpm. It
sounds
> like there is something moving around inside the engine. I changed the oil
> and filter and tried again. When I started the engine with new oil the
sound
> was very distinct a couple of seconds before the oil reached the whole
> engine. After that the sound was a bit less then before the oil change but
> still there.
>
> It sounds like a "hard" sound, not like a lifter. Could it be a busted
> piston? Main bearings?
>
> Any ideas where to start looking? Are there any common problems that can
> show these symptoms?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Henrik
> #1477
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