Re: The 200q metal blender

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>]

At 12:47 AM 7/22/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Ok, I had a rattling noise that I dismissed as heat shield rattling.
>
>Well, I got curious, and listened to that rattling tonight when the car was
>cold.
>
>I'm a lot more concerned now.
>
>I started the car up, and listened very carefully on the ground to the
>noise.  Sounds like there are several metal parts getting kicked around in
>a blender slowly.  A klunk/scrape noise.  Coming from somewhere near(or
>maybe in) one of the catalytic converters; maybe right at the part where
>the exhaust first turns towards the cats.


I've seen (heard) the starter gear reduction do this when the plastic(!)
housing inside was damaged - prevents it from fully disconnecting.

 
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