tring to find a knocking sound (video)
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From: Walla Walla,WA
Car: 91 Firebird, 87 E'LS' Camino
Engine: 5.7 TPI, 5.3
Transmission: 700R4,200R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 Lock Right locker/2.43
tring to find a knocking sound (video)
so I had taken to a race everything went fine minus some fuel boil causing a no start, any way then I took it on a road trip and then I noticed when I start it up especially when its cold I get a real loud knocking at first I thought it was maybe a valve not seating and explosions in the exhaust (still not ruled out) Then someone suggested it might be a flexplate/torque converter issue which I think it is because this morning I started it up and put it in reverse nothing while the knocking was real bad put back into park and then into reverse again the knock calmed quiet a bit and it moved so pulled it up on ramps and looked at the flex plate and it looks nearly new which it should because it is. so I took a video notice it goes away when I rev the motor
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Car: 92 Firebird, 77 Trans Am SE, 86 Z28
Engine: 5.7 HSR, T/A 6.6, empty
Transmission: T-5, TH350, T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.08 posi, 3.23 posi, 3.23
Re: tring to find a knocking sound (video)
Just a thought, did you check the torque converter bolts, were they tight? I've had some just loose enough to start hitting things.
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Walla Walla,WA
Car: 91 Firebird, 87 E'LS' Camino
Engine: 5.7 TPI, 5.3
Transmission: 700R4,200R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 Lock Right locker/2.43
Re: tring to find a knocking sound (video)
okay I feel stupid as I probably should no I didn't check them when I took the video because I didn't have a 15 mm with me but I since have and two of them were loose couldn't find the torque spec so I just tightened them enough until the engine spun and now no more knocking, I will probably pull them all out and lock tight them so it doesn't happen again
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