New, possibly bad sound on my FB
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New, possibly bad sound on my FB
I was out for a drive in my FB 12A (Loves the cold weather with the cold air intake) and noticed a deep rumble that starts about 6500 rm and gets louders above that. Quickly backed off the throttle at that point because it had never done this before.
The engine only has about 52k on it, original
My question is, is this apex seal chatter? Or is this from another cause?
If it is chatter, could it be caused by excess carbon buildup in the engine and would runnning something to clean the deposits from the engine help?
I'm planning on going pre-mix with it very soon would this also help in the long run?
The engine only has about 52k on it, original
My question is, is this apex seal chatter? Or is this from another cause?
If it is chatter, could it be caused by excess carbon buildup in the engine and would runnning something to clean the deposits from the engine help?
I'm planning on going pre-mix with it very soon would this also help in the long run?
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fuel delivery; check the secondaries on the carb and make sure they are working, check your spark plugs and make sure you're not running lean, , check your timing too. sounds like its detonating. good luck
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i dont think you could hear chatter even if it was chattering
it could also be drivetrain realted. does it make 'rumble' in all gears, and neutral or just one gear?
it could also be drivetrain realted. does it make 'rumble' in all gears, and neutral or just one gear?
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It does it in all gears that I can safely hit near redline on without too much excessive speeding and not sure if it does it in neutral I'll need to check that. If it's the throw out bearing that's no big deal, replacing the clutch soon anyway. Haven't tried it in 4th or 5th but it does it in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Timing should be good it was tested only a few hundred miles ago, but I should probably do it again just in case at this point to be sure
Not sure on the secondaries I'll have to look into that tomorrow when it's light out. Also, planning on replacing the sparkplugs tomorrow as well anyway. How can you tell if it's running lean by the sparkplugs? Not too familiar with that.
Timing should be good it was tested only a few hundred miles ago, but I should probably do it again just in case at this point to be sure
Not sure on the secondaries I'll have to look into that tomorrow when it's light out. Also, planning on replacing the sparkplugs tomorrow as well anyway. How can you tell if it's running lean by the sparkplugs? Not too familiar with that.
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The spark plug insulator should be like a tan color, indicating that the everything is running ok. Ashy white insulator on the plug means it is running abit lean.
YOu have a few possibility on what that noise actually is. I'd take some caution and try to check everything out that is suggested to you.
YOu have a few possibility on what that noise actually is. I'd take some caution and try to check everything out that is suggested to you.
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Maybe try describing the noise a bit better. A deep rumble is prety vague.
How is the exhaust on the car? I wouldnt necessarily come to that conclusion from "a deep rumble" but if theres no vibration in the car / power loss, you perhaps could have lost an exhaust hanger or blown a little hole in the exhaust pipe?
There are no other symptoms but a deep rumble?
How is the exhaust on the car? I wouldnt necessarily come to that conclusion from "a deep rumble" but if theres no vibration in the car / power loss, you perhaps could have lost an exhaust hanger or blown a little hole in the exhaust pipe?
There are no other symptoms but a deep rumble?
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Okay, I'll take a shot at this one too...
1. Make sure that the exhaust system is still isolated (not in contact with frame or body). 2. Verify timing (if this is the issue, you want to identify it right now!). 3. Could be carbon causing an apex seal to stick. Add 1 can of Seafoam to 1/8 tank of gas and you should see improvement within a few miles (I do this on a regular basis and always see improvement). Good luck...
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Alright, Update time:
It's a low frequency rumble that you can barely feel in the car.
It does it in neutral
There are no signs of detonation on the spark plugs
I looked over the secondaries, how's the best way to tell if they are working correctly. You can feel the secondaries kicking in on the road but that's all I have to go by at this point.
The exhaust system has a broken pipe but this is unrelated as it's had it for about 3 weeks and never experienced this problem(yes I'm working on the money to replace that particular piece at the moment.
The exhaust system is isolated from the frame as well.
It's a low frequency rumble that you can barely feel in the car.
It does it in neutral
There are no signs of detonation on the spark plugs
I looked over the secondaries, how's the best way to tell if they are working correctly. You can feel the secondaries kicking in on the road but that's all I have to go by at this point.
The exhaust system has a broken pipe but this is unrelated as it's had it for about 3 weeks and never experienced this problem(yes I'm working on the money to replace that particular piece at the moment.
The exhaust system is isolated from the frame as well.