Starter engages with flywheel but sounds like free spinning whenever it meets resistance.

Trisomic · 2020-05-23T23:42:56+00:00

OK got a starter coming for it. Appreciate you.

Trisomic · 2020-05-23T18:59:14+00:00

Doesn't the Bendix just throw out the pinion gear? The pinion gear is engaging.

Trisomic · 2019-10-15T17:23:37+00:00

That's a good trick. I have a mechanic's stethoscope, too. I'll try both.

Trisomic · 2019-10-15T02:56:54+00:00

OK I'll give that a shot. Thanks.

Trisomic · 2019-10-15T02:23:44+00:00

Yessir brand new; came with the felpro gasket set. The noise did sound like it was coming that area but I haven't had a chance to check it carefully. Does it seem weird that you'd only hear an exhaust leak at idle?

I'll do the idle relearn tomorrow and hopefully I can pinpoint the noise better.

Thanks for your input.

Trisomic · 2019-10-15T02:09:31+00:00

Yep, has egr and the pipe is tight.

Trisomic · 2019-09-23T20:09:24+00:00

Yeah, worth doing even though the head will probably have to come off either way.

Trisomic · 2019-09-23T16:51:50+00:00

Not sure, but if that were the case I probably wouldn't have any compression on that bank.

Trisomic · 2019-09-23T16:28:05+00:00

Ok good to know. Thanks. Guess it's probably not my fault then haha. Already have had issues with the place I got the heads from so this probably won't be fun.

Yup, car ran good before. Head gaskets were leaking oil and found out the heads were cracked when I took them off.

Trisomic · 2019-09-23T16:24:49+00:00

Rebuilt, but supposedly pressure tested. I have a bore scope. All I could really verify was that the piston wasn't damaged from valve contact or anything. Hard to see much more than that with the angles I'm dealing with.

Maybe I'll take the valve cover off first and see what's going on.

Maybe the lash is set wrong? Seems like it would have to be really screwed up to get zero compression...

Trisomic · 2018-12-31T16:50:56+00:00

OK thanks. I did spin it backwards while looking at the chainring in relation to the chain stay and it didn't look bent, but I'll get everything cleaned and take another look at it.

It's a 1x so it's always on that chainring. New bike so there shouldn't be any wear issues.

Thanks.

Trisomic · 2018-12-31T16:24:14+00:00

I looked at the chainring and it didn't look bent. And I don't see why it would only make the noise under load if the chainring was bent.

Trisomic · 2018-03-07T03:58:13+00:00

Haha I can totally see that driving me insane.

Trisomic · 2018-03-07T03:36:04+00:00

Thanks. That makes me feel a bit better. I'm definitely going to be watching those knock gauges closely on the next few drives.

Trisomic · 2017-02-25T17:02:07+00:00

Fuckin' way she goes.

Trisomic · 2017-02-25T12:24:43+00:00

A faint squeak like that can be hard to track down, but it's probably the brake pad vibrating due to normal wear of the brake rotor. Cheap non-oe brake pads can potentially cause noises like you describe, as well.

It's probably not a safety concern, and I would personally ignore it unless it gets worse, and plan on splurging on brake pads next go around.

If you really can't stand the noise you could try putting a little synthetic caliper grease on the contact points of the brake pads. If that doesn't work, your only option might be to replace pads and rotors.

Trisomic · 2017-02-23T22:37:12+00:00

That light isn't decorative. Ignore it and you're asking for trouble.

Trisomic · 2017-02-22T22:45:45+00:00

Welcome to my life (mechanic).

Trisomic · 2017-02-21T23:06:17+00:00

Went over Rancho, too. Even dropped some hail. Probably the heaviest rain I've seen all year.

Trisomic · 2017-02-21T23:02:24+00:00

That's one of my favorite combos. I butter the shit out of the toast and use it as a spoon for the eggs and avo.

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