3800 My fun weekend...

[ShwoffGTP]

so after 8 or so hours between 2 days, lots of kitty litter, a coolant soaked Mad Mike, lil bit of swearing and couple confued looks and laughs. we finally got My motor out. so anywho, we got the motor out and find that the flexplate bolts were just, well....they weren't loose, but they were not as tight as we would have expected. and come to find out, the guys that did the cam swap didn't use new flexplate bolts. now, my question is this. would that cause a slight knocking sound? and with them being not completely tight, is this the reason for the wear marks on the plate?? (see pics below)

what I'm hoping, is that we caught the bolts before they A. snapped, or B. backed out of the crank. they are all unequal lengths <_<

well, half of the battle is over, and still a couple weeks till Nopi

any useful info or tips are welcome

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[Mike K]

Any loosness in those bolts will make a random knocking/ ticking noise at idle.

 

[ShwoffGTP]

Originally posted by Mike K@Jul 11 2005, 09:21 AM
Any loosness in those bolts will make a random knocking/ ticking noise at idle.

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what about under accelaration?

 

[Mike K]

Generally no, you will only notice the problem with no load.

 

[ShwoffGTP]

Originally posted by Mike K@Jul 11 2005, 10:06 AM
Generally no, you will only notice the problem with no load.

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my problem was opposite. At start up it didnt make alot of noise, and then once it got under acceleration it made noise.