Re: spider missing missing?

[JHahn22@domain.elided]

-Dave
I'm a little behind on digests, so hopefully the problems already been 
solved, but it sorta sounds like when I had a sharpened cam lobe on my 
spider.  Although, the poor running problem I had was due to bad cam timing.  
If it were the front intake cam lobe, this might explain the noise though.  
Or possibly other valve/head problems?  Hopefully not.  If it is a bad cam, 
ask on the digest, somebody probably has an extra stock one for cheap.  When 
mine went bad, there were piles of em at the shop I worked at.  Or it might 
be a distributor prob as you say.
I'm not an expert by any means, but it's worth a shot.
Also, might want to check that the cam chain tensioner bolt is tight.
Good luck,
Jake Hahn
87 Spider
some bavarian stuff too.
Bryan, TX

In a message dated 5/7/02 9:35:46 AM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 14:26:19 -0000
> From: <splankin@domain.elided>
> Subject: spider missing missing?
> 
> ok, new weird problem in the 86 spider
> grad. it's missing, accompanied with
> a clack clack sound from near the distributor.
> 
> everytime it clacks, the engine misses and catches.
> it's been getting worse over the past  two days,
> so I'm attributing it to something mechanical.
> 
> I thought it may be  something to do with the VVT
> (a mystery device I don't understand) but unplugging
> it had no effect at idle. 
> 
> I'm guessing it's not a waterpump bearing, because
> of the way that the clack clack sound is directly
> related to the engine missing (a visible relationship).
> 
> could it be the bearing in the distributor? I just
> had that fixed not 3 months ago...????
> 
> My early diagnosis is that the distributor shaft is
> very loose, causing the rotor to hit the pins on the
> distributor cap, causing the clacking sound and poor
> running. 
> 
> anyone hear of this one before?
> 
> dave sisson
> 86 grad houston
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