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Author:  Serj22 [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Slant makes Strange Noise

Well, basically what's going on, is for the last 4,000 miles or so, my slant bocks like a chicken. Yeah best way to describe it.

If you are idling, no boost, no nothing, just idling, below 850RPM, the slant goes Bock bock bock bock bock bock bock bock bock bock ... then when you rev above about 1,000 you can't hear it anymore and everything just sounds normal. It is similar to the sound you hear on air compressor engines as they are spooling down kind of, but this one sounds like a literal chicken, so that's my best descriptor, and it's consistant with the revolution, not random.

Any thoughts?

Car drives normal otherwise, I just don't remember it making this sound so audibly.

Author:  sandy in BC [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:06 pm ]
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Fool pump

Author:  Serj22 [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:30 am ]
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Ohhhh...

I have an electric one, so the regular one is still attached to the block I assume it's pumping air from one side of it to the other doing nothing. I'll take it off and grab a block off plate and see what happens. I forgot that thing was there too... :oops:

Author:  Pierre [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:27 am ]
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Ha! I wanna put a mechanical fuel pump back on my motor with no lines going to it just to hear it sound like a chicken.

Auto parts stores have the block off plates in the universal chrome parts aisle. Same as a <insert c-word here>.

Author:  Reed [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:11 am ]
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I was going to suggest removing the chicken from the engine compartment. :wink:

Author:  Serj22 [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:14 pm ]
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Wow Sandy, that's exactly what it was. I used a small piece of hose to connect the two ends of the fuel pump and the bocking stopped.

I got a video of the sound so everyone knows it sounded just like a chicken, and apparently Sandy knew exactly what that was. lol.

Also now that the hose is connected from one end to the other I am obviously making infinite amounts of pressure on the fuel pump. I should patent that.

Author:  '67 Dart 270 [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  old fuel pump

It's still making the noise, you just can't hear it any more...it's going around and around inside that tubing...

Seriously if the fuel pump isn't being used you should take it off, no reason to have your cam running something for no reason. Also, if no fuel is running through it the diaphragm might rupture from oxidation or something.

Plus you don't need that old fuel pump taking up room on the "cramped" side of the slant six.

brian

Author:  Serj22 [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:13 pm ]
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Yeah I have a block off plate that I bought a while back, I just need to find it. I'll probably have some extra time tomorrow to get it off and let whatever oil falls off the back of it fall off at the shop instead of the driveway. I know it's only two bolts but right now it looks like i may have to pull the alt and coil to snake it out. Maybe not. I'll give it a shot and move what I have to.

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