tensioner problem

George Roffe geo3@earthlink.net
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 06:10:46 -0600


sean mcmahon wrote:

>My baby is crying when I start her,  I cant let it go on any longer!!!
    <snip>
>It sounds almost like a grinding noise or a chain clatter.  Its not the
>squeel ive heard from the starter problem.

It's probably the hydraulic lash adjusters pumping up.  That's pretty
common, and while it sounds horrid, it appears to be harmless.

George Roffe
Houston, TX
91 SE-R (well modded)
91 G20  (well modded)
84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction
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