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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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Can knock-sensors pick up clucth chatter and retard the timing in an engine???
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Im not sure but I wont rule it out. I know a gear driven camshaft will drive a knock sensor crazy.
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Can knock-sensors pick up clucth chatter and retard the timing in an engine???
Never heard of clutch chatter being an issue, but the KS is just a tuned (for 5-6 kHz) microphone, for all intents and purpose. If you're somehow causing some mechanical noise of significant amplitude, there's always the possibility that a sufficient portion of that noise may be in the 5-6 kHz range, causing the ESC to call for retard.
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Just to be on the safe side I will turn both ks off. Thanks guys!!!
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