'79 SC "Wirrrring" Noise Update
 

'79 SC "Wirrrring" Noise

The noise I described yesterday, (see below), is intermitant. On the way home last night it made the noise for a few minutes then quit.

I drove it very aggresivlly and could not make it make the noise. Same thing this morning.

Anyone had similar experience?

PS I can't figure out how to spell check on a new post. On replies, I have tried the spell check button but it does not seem to work.

Bad Speller <><



On my way to work this morning the 'ol SC started making a "wirrrring" sound. It is directly related to engine speed. It even does it when reved at a stop light. Sound is from the left rear. I noticed that even in gear going approx 45 mph, when I depresed the accelerator, the wirrrring would speed up as if the clutch was dis-engaged. (Clutch is not slipping however)

Any ideas?

Throw-out bearing????


Copy the post before sending it- to Word (or whatever you use) then have it check for spelling, and paste it back into the post before sending it.

maybe, hard to tell since it stopped. good possibility, thanks,

thanks for spelling tip also

switch to OS X and use OmniWeb as a browser...it spell checks automatically.

dont sweat the spelling, i get flamed for it regularly and im still kicking. the noise is it more of a whirling than a wriing? my 78 has a whirrling noise at about 25k to about 35k rpm and i have been told by a wrench and here that its probally the hydrolic tensioner upgrade. i kinda like the sound,, it 930ish.

worse speller, and fine w/ it

It would also be my guess that your chain tensioner is going. My car was making a similar sound at the left rear and I was told that it was probably the chain tensioner going.

I'm upgrading to hydraulic tensioners this weekend, so I guess we'll see if that's correct!

BTW, I stopped driving it after I was told that it might be the chain tensioners. You really don't want them to go out all the way.

......already has hydralic tensioners. Noise is new and intrmitant.