<VV> Fw: eum knocks update

[Mike Kost]

I had the same thing before the St. Louis convention and didn't find it 
until we had already pulled most of the engine apart since we tried to 
find the problem with the engine still in the car. This same problem 
could happen on an automatic.

Vic wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Vic
>To: Hank Kaczmarek
>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:44 AM
>Subject: eum knocks update
>
>
>Hank,
>Is this a 4speed or AT car? Last year, on my convertible 4 spd., I had the
>same problem and when I removed the drivetrain, I found I hadn't torqued the
>flywheel properly an one of the bolts came loose and was causing the same
>awful sound you describe. Yep, you still need to remove the drivetrain but it
>may not be the engine.
>Vic Howard
>66 Monza coupe
>(no longer the owner of the 66 Vert described above)
>61 Rampside (newest project)
>=====================================
>All
>Some have wondered if the engine I had built had a warranty on it.
>
>NOW  some of you know why Eric helped me finish the car. HE built this
>engine.
>He not only feels terrible about it, he feels (as he should) responsible for
>it as well.
>Last night Eric came to the house to help me clean up my shop (a complete
>disaster---not anymore) and get some clean floor space so he could commence
>the teardown of this engine. tonight he will be here to start removing the
>drivetrain, and once it is done he will be working on finding the cause of
>this problem.
>snip
>_
>
>  
>

-- 
Mike Kost
Show-Me Corvair Club