It could be the gearbox hitting the body causing the vibration or maybe the exhaust up against the body.
Mark Firman wrote: > get ready for a read, sorry > > okay i've just put a 240K 5 speed into my L20B 1600 and i have a few problems... > > When i start the car up now my engine sounds like a truck! it doesn't run really >rough or anything, although it just sounds like a diesel!! > I have checked everything, the exhaust and carby seem to be bolted on tightly (had >to take exhaust off to fit g/box in), all the bolts are good and tight etc... > It is getting late, and i am very tired, but i don't see any reason why my car has >started sounding so bad! Any ideas?? > I didn't run the car for long because it sounded so bad, but i did move it forward >in the garage to see that the clutch works, which it did, although...... > There is also a banging or rattling coming from the g/box area... > i am pretty sure this is the top of the box hitting the tranny tunnel as i need to >cut the hole a little bigger at the front because this gearbox seems to sit a lot >higher than my old one. > The tailshaft i have used is the same one that was bolted up to another long box >when i bought the car which i checked and was the same length as the 240K box. The >tailshaft seems to be about an inch too short though, as it is slotted inside the >gearbox, but not all the way... > i dont remember if the tailshaft was like that with the old gearbox, but all i know >is something is wrong.....my car sounds like crap, there is a loud banging, and i am >too buggered to know why! Any help or ideas would be really good! > Thanks for reading :) > Mark F > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with [EMAIL PROTECTED] by >Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
