howling noise

spearsy7 Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 19 Mar 2010, 11:43 am

#768589

I have developed a howling noise from my 2lt pancake motor.It only happens at idle,as soon s you put more revs in it disappears.I put a screwdriver on the engine and found most noise occurs between fan and alternator.
Any ideas would be great.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 19 Mar 2010, 1:04 pm

#768599

bearings in the alternater

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Mar 2010, 3:34 pm

#768615

cracked fan

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spearsy7 Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 20 Mar 2010, 11:44 am

#768793

Thanks heaps for the help,its the alternator.started her up this morning and you could hear it as plain as day.Took fan belt off and spun alternator and sure enough the bearings gone.

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 20 Mar 2010, 7:43 pm

#768863

there ya go all better

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