H/C install then horrible squeak
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Sicamous BC
H/C install then horrible squeak
To many problems with lifters, I used the Crane whizzy timing chain set, countless hours with lifter preload. Then I have progressively getting worse squeak coming from the engine, hard to tell where, headers noises, valve train noises...my mind is running away with failing lifters, torrington bearing, rockers failing etc. etc.
The noise is coming from the front of the engine, oh no the torrington bearing on the timing set, or if I'm lucky maybe the new Electric Water Pump.....old hot rod v belt days.....maybe........some soap.....gone. I replaced all the belts with new when I installed the under drive & EWP so as not to have this BS problem.
Just posting because I've read lots of unexplained squeak threads, never really paid a lot of attention to. Secondly if their similar members who have had & resolved this issue.
The noise is coming from the front of the engine, oh no the torrington bearing on the timing set, or if I'm lucky maybe the new Electric Water Pump.....old hot rod v belt days.....maybe........some soap.....gone. I replaced all the belts with new when I installed the under drive & EWP so as not to have this BS problem.
Just posting because I've read lots of unexplained squeak threads, never really paid a lot of attention to. Secondly if their similar members who have had & resolved this issue.
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From: Dyer, IN
To many problems with lifters, I used the Crane whizzy timing chain set, countless hours with lifter preload. Then I have progressively getting worse squeak coming from the engine, hard to tell where, headers noises, valve train noises...my mind is running away with failing lifters, torrington bearing, rockers failing etc. etc.
The noise is coming from the front of the engine, oh no the torrington bearing on the timing set, or if I'm lucky maybe the new Electric Water Pump.....old hot rod v belt days.....maybe........some soap.....gone. I replaced all the belts with new when I installed the under drive & EWP so as not to have this BS problem.
Just posting because I've read lots of unexplained squeak threads, never really paid a lot of attention to. Secondly if their similar members who have had & resolved this issue.
The noise is coming from the front of the engine, oh no the torrington bearing on the timing set, or if I'm lucky maybe the new Electric Water Pump.....old hot rod v belt days.....maybe........some soap.....gone. I replaced all the belts with new when I installed the under drive & EWP so as not to have this BS problem.
Just posting because I've read lots of unexplained squeak threads, never really paid a lot of attention to. Secondly if their similar members who have had & resolved this issue.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,396
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From: Sicamous BC
This really sucks, twice, sucks part 1. Removed the inside belt, this is the squeaker, pissed because it's new so there will be no problem. It has a kink like its not runnig straight, found the used belt that came with the used ASP underdrive, sure as **** it is a little kinked like my new one. Non the less install the used one, fire it up, most of the noise is gone. I had noticed that the lower tensioner indicated the belt was running towards the front of the car kinda wanting to go off the wheel....now I'm watching this belt from the under side running....it's out of alignment from the under side....you cannot see it from the top side. The belt is trying to move off the power steering pulley, that's the squeak. Probably is not an issue with the larger pulley because the idler & tensioner pulley are much further apart, not sure at this point if you can correct the alignment issue. If you have a reocurring squeak with a underdrive this maybe the source.....this sucks #1. What sucks #2....the oil coming out of my front seal.....I know better....the timing chain cover was laying on my bench.....it only has 7500 miles....it has to be good....it looks good,,,the seal seems fine....its not really leaking....all that fresh new oil is coming from somewhere else & it ends up behind the damper...right?
Last edited by CTD; Oct 21, 2008 at 10:59 PM.
