Re: Spec for Dist. bolt/tapping dist noise

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

Amnat Choeypatkul wrote:
> 
>      Hi Q-Listers (& Bill Brace),
> 
>      My '89-90 (non-q, auto) has been making tapping noise (someone said its
>      sound likes a turkey) under the hood--from the distributor area.  
Consider that I was told that the tapping/rattling noise coming from my
distributer (3b engine) could be caused by a loose timing belt. Sure
enough, after a new belt, the noise was gone. I was also told by the
same mechanic that this applies to the 10v motors as well.
HTH,
Wolff