<VV> RE: I'm pickin' up weird vibrations....
Western Canada CORSA
westerncanadacorsa@shaw.ca
Thu Feb 17 03:50:59 EST 2005
...my 'vairs give'n off not so good sensations.
Drove the 'vair up to Port Alberni today. On the way back I picked up a
very strange vibration.
car is a '66 140/4spd, bolted flywheel and dale balancer. Otto rotated
carbs.
Engine feels good, pulls strong, holds strong. But at anything over
3000rpm, in any gear, when I left off the gas I get a thrumming harmonic
vibration that comes through the pedal in particularly. When I let the
engine freewheel and rev it, no vibration. Letting off the gas below 3000
and all is normal.
My first three guesses are:
1) u-joints (6yrs old),
2) clutch, which is also 6 yrs old and doesn't particularly have a ton on
miles on it. It doesn't chatter when accelerating from a stop, but could it
be oil on the clutch?
3) crankshaft (please no!)
Oh all mighty gurus of Corvairdom I plead for your magnificent wisdom.
Regards,
Joel
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