Re: Engine Still Knocking 4kq

["Rudy Consolacion" <rconsolacion@kumhotech.com>]

Try running the engine and start pulling the spark plug cables one 
cylinder at a time. This will cut the power to the cylinder.  If the 
knocking goes away on a certain cylinder, it may be a piston wrist 
pin, piston slap (worn cylinder), or a rod bearing gone south.  At 
least you will be able to isolate the suspect cylinder. HTH!

Rudy C.
87 5ktq
97 a42.8q

> Thanks for all your replies to my question of engine knocking noises.
> 
> I checked everything and the knocking is getting worse... even when 
> idling and standing still it will make a knocking noise, it seems to 
> be coming from the cylinders around the middle of the engine...  
> If I rev the engine it will go away or get worse (sometimes) then 
> come back, other times  it will not knock at all...  when it does it
> does get pretty loud.  It does not sound like a valve problem,  more
> like a loose piece of metal banging against metal.
> 
> I have a photo on the web of my engine I shot with an arrow pointing
> to where the knocking is coming from if that helps...  
> 
> http://www.lava.net/epicfoto/4kqeng.jpg
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> David Thoresen
> '85 4kq (and maybe soon an engine transplant?)
>