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thx


mobile

Sending good juju your way, you may need it.

Usually if it froze enough to push out the core plugs it has cracked something.

you called it GT.....

I took it to the local puddle and backed it in and ran it on the trailer. it starts and idles, but there is a 'thump/clunk'  in there that wasn't there when I put it to bed last November....... It's
most noticeable at idle, no oil
in the exhaust..... no water in the oil so I'm stumped. I ran it for about 15 minutes and it did not die.... if anything it smoothed out some at 1500 to 2000 rpm...... I really
didn't want to push it with what I was hearing.....

it sounds loudest on the right rear side near #6 or 8 cylinder ....hard to tell.

Anyone want to throw a guess out there?

It looks like it's time to start pulling the head on that side, or maybe both as long as I'm doing it. I don't know the history of the motor only it was rebuilt 5 years ago. I guess it's time to find out what I have.....   

sigh




mobile

So I was all bummed thinking I was going to have to pull the motor and find carnage  :-   (due to the freeze plug issue)...... I decided to try one more time and find the source of the "knocking" I was hearing.  I was almost positive it was coming from the rear #8 cylinder......but  dumbass me had crossed 6 & 8 plug wires.....no more knocking sound.... 

But.............  When I started it again, I am getting a sound and vibration that was hidden by the misfire due to the crossed plug wires.

     checking the driveline and u-joints, .... I reach thru the inspection plate.... grab the driveline and wiggle it, there's lot of play in it......and a nice clunk as it moves as well.  So I went to remove the bell housing and check it out ......I removed the fasteners, but I can't get it to budge. ( I'd like to remove the driveline and run it to verify what I THINK I'm hearing.) ANYWAY, since I have never pulled this engine, nor the bell housing, I need a little direction on this one.  Do I need to remove all the engine mount bolts to get the bell housing to release? is there more bolts I'm missing on the bottom of it?

 The pic shows the bolts I have removed so far.....including the ones you cant see on the other side.