TC clatter - Engine Noises

[BDavis]

Fellows... I may be preaching to to choir here but I've been able to find most of my 'funny' engine noises using a short (4') section of garden hose. Obviously you can't listen to everything while driving at speed... but most 'unusual noises' can be located using a hose while the car is stationary. One of the most basic things you can do for your engine's health is listen to all the moving parts while it is healthy. You might not remember just exactly what something is supposed to sound like when it goes off but at least you've heard what it Should be sounding like. Hold one end of the garden hose to/in your ear and then 'play' the other end over/around/near the moving parts... Like the front and back of the generator or the water pump, the distributor or valve train etc. Another method is to use a long metal rod. This one is particularly good for listening to the lower end of the engine. Place one end of the rod on the bone behind your ear and the other end on the lower part of the block. By moving forward and backward on the block -down near where the crank is turning- will allow you to hear more clearly what the rods and mains are up to. Vary the engine speed with both methods! Placing either the hose or the rod into the rotating fan blades adds considerable excitement to the experiment.... and is NOT advised! That's my 2 cents worth. B Davis - Nashville __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

[1939mgtb]

Absolutely!! It is a good old trick that works like a stethoscope. Best, Ray "Morology is our profession, our ONLY profession!"

----- Original Message ----- From: "BDavis" bdavispics@yahoo.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] TC clatter - Engine Noises > Fellows... > I may be preaching to to choir here but I've been able to find most of > my 'funny' engine noises using a short (4') section of garden hose. > Obviously you can't listen to everything while driving at speed... but > most 'unusual noises' can be located using a hose while the car is > stationary. > > One of the most basic things you can do for your engine's health is > listen to all the moving parts while it is healthy. You might not > remember just exactly what something is supposed to sound like when it > goes off but at least you've heard what it Should be sounding like. > > Hold one end of the garden hose to/in your ear and then 'play' the > other end over/around/near the moving parts... Like the front and back > of the generator or the water pump, the distributor or valve train etc. > > Another method is to use a long metal rod. This one is particularly > good for listening to the lower end of the engine. Place one end of the > rod on the bone behind your ear and the other end on the lower part of > the block. By moving forward and backward on the block -down near where > the crank is turning- will allow you to hear more clearly what the rods > and mains are up to. > > Vary the engine speed with both methods! > > Placing either the hose or the rod into the rotating fan blades adds > considerable excitement to the experiment.... and is NOT advised! > > That's my 2 cents worth. > > B Davis - Nashville > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[1939mgtb]

**I may be preaching to choir here but I've been able to find most of

> my 'funny' engine noises using a short (4') section of garden hose.

My cars have so many funny noises, I got them a part in a band......"The Rolling Steel Bluegrass Cacophony"! Best, Ray

[kwcp]

Any auto parts store should have a mechanics stethoscope for about 5 bucks. You will wonder how you ever got along without it. Ken Porter TC 4147 Manchester NH 1939mgtb wrote:

>Absolutely!! It is a good old trick that works like a stethoscope. >Best, >Ray >"Morology is our profession, >our ONLY profession!" >----- Original Message ----- >From: "BDavis" bdavispics@yahoo.com> >To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:55 PM >Subject: [mg-tabc] TC clatter - Engine Noises > > > > >>Fellows... >>I may be preaching to to choir here but I've been able to find most of >>my 'funny' engine noises using a short (4') section of garden hose. >>Obviously you can't listen to everything while driving at speed... but >>most 'unusual noises' can be located using a hose while the car is >>stationary. >> >>One of the most basic things you can do for your engine's health is >>listen to all the moving parts while it is healthy. You might not >>remember just exactly what something is supposed to sound like when it >>goes off but at least you've heard what it Should be sounding like. >> >>Hold one end of the garden hose to/in your ear and then 'play' the >>other end over/around/near the moving parts... Like the front and back >>of the generator or the water pump, the distributor or valve train etc. >> >>Another method is to use a long metal rod. This one is particularly >>good for listening to the lower end of the engine. Place one end of the >>rod on the bone behind your ear and the other end on the lower part of >>the block. By moving forward and backward on the block -down near where >>the crank is turning- will allow you to hear more clearly what the rods >>and mains are up to. >> >>Vary the engine speed with both methods! >> >>Placing either the hose or the rod into the rotating fan blades adds >>considerable excitement to the experiment.... and is NOT advised! >> >>That's my 2 cents worth. >> >>B Davis - Nashville >> >> >> >>__________________________________ >>Yahoo! Mail Mobile >>Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. >>http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >

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[1939mgtb]

Or a piece of rubber hose for a buck.... Best, Ray "Morology is our profession, our ONLY profession!"

----- Original Message ----- From: kwcp To: 1939mgtb Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; BDavis Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] TC clatter - Engine Noises Any auto parts store should have a mechanics stethoscope for about 5 bucks. You will wonder how you ever got along without it. Ken Porter TC 4147 Manchester NH 1939mgtb wrote: Absolutely!! It is a good old trick that works like a stethoscope. Best, Ray "Morology is our profession, our ONLY profession!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "BDavis" bdavispics@yahoo.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] TC clatter - Engine Noises Fellows... I may be preaching to to choir here but I've been able to find most of my 'funny' engine noises using a short (4') section of garden hose. Obviously you can't listen to everything while driving at speed... but most 'unusual noises' can be located using a hose while the car is stationary. One of the most basic things you can do for your engine's health is listen to all the moving parts while it is healthy. You might not remember just exactly what something is supposed to sound like when it goes off but at least you've heard what it Should be sounding like. Hold one end of the garden hose to/in your ear and then 'play' the other end over/around/near the moving parts... Like the front and back of the generator or the water pump, the distributor or valve train etc. Another method is to use a long metal rod. This one is particularly good for listening to the lower end of the engine. Place one end of the rod on the bone behind your ear and the other end on the lower part of the block. By moving forward and backward on the block -down near where the crank is turning- will allow you to hear more clearly what the rods and mains are up to. Vary the engine speed with both methods! Placing either the hose or the rod into the rotating fan blades adds considerable excitement to the experiment.... and is NOT advised! That's my 2 cents worth. B Davis - Nashville __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]