Re: [AMC-list] Help, Squeaking, Graunching 258!

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could borrow a mechanic's stethoscope or use a broom handle and try to isolate where in the engine, the noise is emanating from.  

Joe Fulton


--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Help, Squeaking, Graunching 258!
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 3:08 PM
> So about 3 years ago, I bought a running, driving Eagle
> Kammback 258/Auto.  It had like 60,000 miles but had been
> mostly sitting for several years after an elderly ladies
> death.. family estate, but nobody wanted it kind of thing. 
> 
> Th only issue with it was a leaking rear main seal and had
> some squeaks in the front suspension.  Then I purchased a
> really nice set of Wrangler wheels for it with some 205
> tires, but one side was out of alignment and rubbed badly,
> so I didn't drive it much except to move around the
> yard... drove to a car wash with it a few miles.  
> 
> It ran well, no ticking or squeaking.  Then , one day when
> I went to start it the starter was really dragging... I
> thought.. ba starter or relay didn't mess with it. 
> Weeks turned into months, then more than a year.  I finally
> yanked the starter and it checked OK.  Solenoid was OK also.
>  
> 
> I hooked everything back up and found that it was dragging
> even worse, but now, there is a LOUD, Sueaking/graunching
> noise coming right from the heart of the engine.  I unhooked
> each fan driven accessory one by one to eliminate the
> possibility of it being something up front.  Turns out the
> Water Pump is bad, but not relevant.  
> 
> This noise literally sounds like a loudly squeaking, heavy,
> door that happens once per rotation.  My question is, how do
> I go from a smoothly running engine to a squeaking
> abberation just from the car sitting.  
> 
> My thoughts were that, the rear main was leaking due to
> movement of a worn out thrust bearing, which has now grabbed
> onto the crank and i have a spun bearing... I am hoping
> maybe one of you has a kinder, gentler, less time consuming
> explanation!  
> 
> Looking forward to the 10 minute fix!  (yeah... but not
> holding my breath!)
> 
> Jesse
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