[alfa] Re: RE: GTV6 is chirping

[<lippolis1@xxxxxxx>]

Darren,

Does it go away when the engine gets warm?  Did you check the rest of the exhaust manifold nuts?  Or the manifold to downpipe nuts?  If it makes the noise just before it catches I tend to think that the noise is exhaust related.  It also could be that gasket on the port you found the nut MIA on may be bad.  This could be why it went away for a day you put the new nut on but is back now.

DOM!
> 
> From: "Darren Leung" <darren@domain.elided>
> Date: 2003/10/28 Tue AM 01:55:51 EST
> To: <lippolis1@domain.elided>, 
> 	"Alfa Digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: GTV6 is chirping
> 
> DOM!
> Thanks for the lead.  I checked underneath around the cat and actually didn't actually see any hangars on the cat or even on the manifold/pipes to the cat, though there was something that looked like a long-forgotten and rusted weld spot on it.
> I did, however, locate and replace a missing nut on the passenger side manifold outlet.  the sound coincidentally went away for a day, but is now back.
> 
> I don't know how anyone else's V6 sounds on start up, but there has always been this really faint metallic grind during the cranking, most noticeable just before the engine catches.  The chirping sounds a little like this, albeit a bit higher-pitched and definitely varies with engine speed.
> 
> Any other ideas?
> Darren
> 83 GTV6
DOM!Thanks for the lead.  I checked underneath around the cat and
actually didn't actually see any hangars on the cat or even on the
manifold/pipes to the cat, though there was something that looked like a
long-forgotten and rusted weld spot on it.I did, however, locate and
replace a missing nut on the passenger side manifold outlet.  the sound
coincidentally went away for a day, but is now back. I don't know how
anyone else's V6 sounds on start up, but there has always been this
really faint metallic grind during the cranking, most noticeable just
before the engine catches.  The chirping sounds a little like this,
albeit a bit higher-pitched and definitely varies with engine speed. Any
other ideas?Darren83 GTV6 
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