quarkdude 13 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 I got the motor in and started and now It has this ringing that I can't figure out. Here is a video of it running with the problem. http://www.youtube.com/embed/txT6aOhvSRo Torque converter dying or something??? Thanks for your help, quarkdude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 I got the motor in and started and now It has this ringing that I can't figure out. Here is a video of it running with the problem. http://www.youtube.com/embed/txT6aOhvSRo Torque converter dying or something??? Thanks for your help, quarkdude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rcodenewf 44 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Sounds like the small inspection plate on the bellhousing is hitting the flexplate...easy to check as it is only held on with two bolts. Either that or one of the torque convertor nuts has backed out and is hitting that plate. Wouldn't run it too long without water in it though....I'm sure you know that John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rcodenewf 44 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 Sounds like the small inspection plate on the bellhousing is hitting the flexplate...easy to check as it is only held on with two bolts. Either that or one of the torque convertor nuts has backed out and is hitting that plate. Wouldn't run it too long without water in it though....I'm sure you know that John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) Hello Rcodenewf, Thanks for the advice. I checked the torque converter bolts to the dust shield plate and rotated the engine by hand watching the four TQ bolts go by and they are definitely not hitting. The starter is clear of the flywheel and is not rubbing. Ohh yea, the NO WATER. I only ran it for a minute/minute and a half to check it - I agree, don't run it long. Just didn't want to put it all in if I had to take the engine back out again. Thanks, quarkdude Edited June 8, 2011 by quarkdude 1 Xde4hewkew reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) Hello Rcodenewf, Thanks for the advice. I checked the torque converter bolts to the dust shield plate and rotated the engine by hand watching the four TQ bolts go by and they are definitely not hitting. The starter is clear of the flywheel and is not rubbing. Ohh yea, the NO WATER. I only ran it for a minute/minute and a half to check it - I agree, don't run it long. Just didn't want to put it all in if I had to take the engine back out again. Thanks, quarkdude Edited June 8, 2011 by quarkdude 1 Xde4hewkew reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted July 8, 2011 Had a buddy come by last night to listen to the ringing/Dinging noise when the engine was running. He got under the car while I started it and heard the noise and verified it was coming from the bell housing. He then looked at the starter to flex plate distance and noticed it was dangerously close. I climbed under and looked and definitely agreed it looked too close. Manually rotated engine by hand to postion the flex plate weight at the starter and wouldn't you know it, it was hitting ever so slightly. So we shimmed up the starter with some washers and tried starting it again. WhaaLaaaa! No noise. Well, when you rev the motor you can start to hear the noise again. I did some research on the web and found that there are Starter shims out there. Found one at the local Autozone and bought it. It measures 0.100 inch thick which is about 2.1 times bigger than the washers I used to space out the starter. So I installed the shim and started the car again - Whoohooo! No noise. I rev'd the engine and still no noise. Problem Solved. Now it's assembly for driving.:001_rolleyes: quarkdude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70mstang 11 Report post Posted July 10, 2011 Nice! Gratz on an easy fix!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted July 11, 2011 Hello 70mstang, Thanks for the kind words. Thought I would document in detail what we found for others that might run into this issue. I found it kind of hard to find any info on the web about it. quarkdude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quarkdude 13 Report post Posted July 25, 2011 Hello all, Finally got the 'Stang on the road this weekend. A long time coming but finally here. The car did well enough, I drove it to work today. Got some rocker arm noise so I will be pulling valve covers tonight to adjust rocker arm torque. This setup pulls pretty hard on the upper RPM's. Not a screamer off the line but pretty nice after about 20mph. I'M rolling - WhooHooo! :yes: quarkdude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasEd 188 Report post Posted July 25, 2011 congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangme428 33 Report post Posted July 25, 2011 woo hoo!!! congrats again!!!:rockon: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
