Tap-dancin' square

[t.hughes@chem.csiro.au (Tim Hughes)]

Adriaan

The end play can be felt (if it is really bad) at the fan with the fan belt
removed.  Another possible reason for the noise may be the flywheel is
loose.  This has happened to me even though it was torqued to 295 ft/lbs on
a eight doweled crank.

Tim '73 wagon 2.0l

>From: "Adriaan Loedolff" <Adriaan@NORTON.CTECH.AC.ZA>
>Organization: Cape Technikon
>To: type-3@umich.edu
>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 11:16:17 GMT+0200
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Subject: Tap-dancin' square
>Priority: normal
>
>Hello everybody
>
>If you would all lend me an ear - theres been some funny noises
>coming from my engine lately.
>
>Its basically a semi loud (?!) tapping/clacking sound coming from
>somewhere near the middle of the crankcase. More noticeable when the
>automatic choke has just disengaged and the engine is still slightly
>cold or when it sometimes idles a bit rough. when the revs go up the
>noise disappears
>
>This engine is a recon from VW and has 87 000 miles on. I did a
>top-end overhaul about 15 000 miles ago and everything seemed fine
>then.
>
>So what am I looking at? Bad main bearing, bad big-end bearing, bad
>gudeon pin? How does one check the play on a Type 3 crank without
>pulling the engine?
>
>Your thoughts please?
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>Adriaan Loedolff
>adriaan@norton.ctech.ac.za
>'69 Variant Automatic (200 000 miles + and still cruisin' after all of
>these years!)
>