87.5 CGT noises

[Kneale Brownson]

Your starter is hanging up on the flywheel.  Fix it ASAP (probably needs 
lubing at the minimum) before it tears up the teeth on the ring.  It's a 
lot easier to pull the starter than replace the flywheel.


At 08:40 AM 10/23/2000 -0600, Chris wrote:

>Whenever I start my 87.5 Coupe GT, just after I disengage the starter, it 
>sounds as though
>a high-pitched Donald Duck is caught in my engine some where.  It seems 
>like a metallic
>rattling or grinding.  It kind-of takes away from the pleasure of starting 
>such an,
>otherwise, nice-sounding engine.  The sound only lasts for a second or 
>two, till the
>engine settles down to idle.
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>Also, when I am driving along shifting gears, a little bumble-bee sounding 
>buzz coming
>from the instrument panel has started to sound in the last few 
>weeks.  Most of the time it
>is just for a fraction of a second.  In my '82 Coupe, I think I remember 
>this happening
>and the problem was oil pressure (I think).  However, in this coupe, I 
>don't see the oil
>light coming on.  The buzz seems to be happening mostly when the engine 
>isn't quite warm
>yet.
>
>Lastly, the engine is strong (157,000 miles), but I think it's burning 
>some oil.  I hadn't
>notice this till I put in Castrol full synthetic last month.  Now it seems 
>to be losing a
>half-quart every two weeks.  I don't see any leaks.
>
>Your help is much appreciated.  Please advise.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris Lydiksen
>MotorCities.com, Inc.
>http://www.MotorCities.com
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