<VV> Re: rebuild 140 engine noise (answer)

[Jim Houston]

Don't the vendors sell some kind of kit to hold the cylinders during 
assembly?  Couldn't you use those to hold the cyls while cranking??

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL


Harry Yarnell wrote:
> Maybe I missed this 1st time around, but you can't crank the engine 
> with the heads removed, unless you can come up with a rube method of 
> securing the cylinders.
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman Garage and Orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:47 AM
> Subject: <VV> Re: rebuild 140 engine noise (answer)
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>> Michael Kovacs wrote:
>>
>>> <SNIP>
>>>   My next question is:  Why the clicking noise when  I turn over the 
>>> engine on the starter. I think I'll secure the left cylinders, 
>>> remove the fuel pump and deactivate the ignition and see if I can 
>>> duplicate the sound with the left head off.
>>>
>> I had a ticking noise one time that I couldn't find. I at first 
>> thought it was a valve seat but after pulling both heads to check 
>> (and pulling a couple of studs) I put the heads back on and still had 
>> a ticking (clunking) sound while cranking. I finally pulled the 
>> engine (should have done it to start with) and found the flywheel 
>> bolts were loose. You might check to see if the balance is tight so 
>> that the fuel pump eccentric is not wobbling.
>>
>> Mike Kost
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