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wayne1953 · 03-16-2012, 07:39 PM

Trying to figure out a lower end engine noise. if I short out the number three spark plug the knock goes away engine sounds good and solid. engine stays noisy when shorting out any other plug....What is this telling me? I leaning toward rod bearing and I in the right ball park?
thanks for any thoughts.

Ice man · 03-16-2012, 09:30 PM

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Thats how we did it back in the day. Drop the pan an do some (adjusting) of the shims. Make sure the bearing is in good condition first. They now use plastic gauge to check the fit, but back then we used a small machinest hammer and checked the side to side movement. Sounds shade tree, but it worked very well and we quited quiet a few engines that gave miles of service. Iceman

03-16-2012, 07:39 PM	#1
wayne1953 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Covington Georgia Posts: 37	engine noise Trying to figure out a lower end engine noise. if I short out the number three spark plug the knock goes away engine sounds good and solid. engine stays noisy when shorting out any other plug....What is this telling me? I leaning toward rod bearing and I in the right ball park? thanks for any thoughts.

03-16-2012, 09:30 PM	#2
Ice man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southern Pines, N.Carolina Posts: 210	Re: engine noise Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thats how we did it back in the day. Drop the pan an do some (adjusting) of the shims. Make sure the bearing is in good condition first. They now use plastic gauge to check the fit, but back then we used a small machinest hammer and checked the side to side movement. Sounds shade tree, but it worked very well and we quited quiet a few engines that gave miles of service. Iceman