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Old 02-18-2004, 08:57 PM   #1
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Originally posted by tireburner163
Pull the plug wires one by one. If it's rod knock usually it will get quiter when you pull the plug to the cylinder that's knocking.


-Josh, aka the tireburner
I'm impressed Josh, thats an old timers trick.

Something else you might try is to hook up a timing light. If the noise seems to follow the light flashes, then its valve train related. If the noise seems to be twice the speed of the light, the its something related to the rotation of the crank.

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