The other day I was driving my 88, it was driving beautifully as usual, it was hot out so the A/C was on, top down around town driving to about 45 or so. all of a sudden I'm hearing a rhythmic banging, almost like a piece of metal being stuck in a fan ( similar to when kids used to put a baseball card in the spoke of their bikes for the sound) there were no codes, engine not running any hotter, kept going even when the A/c compressor was turned off. I stopped the car, and immediately checked under the hood, the noise seems to come from the front of the engine( passenger side of car) but really cant tell, I took the belt off and tried to turn all the pulleys and discovered that the smog pump did make some noise, so I replaced it but I still have the noise.. no codes, no running hot.. so now I'm trying to figure out how to see if the problem is internal, or just a component going south ( like the water pump)
would it hurt to run the car a moment with the belt off to see if the noise continues?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks, Matt
would it hurt to run the car a moment with the belt off to see if the noise continues?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks, Matt