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08-12-2011
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 Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pendleton, IN
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Another Engine Knocking Thread
My car has ran absolutely perfectly this summer but I had not had it out for the last couple of weeks as I've not felt well.
Took her out yesterday for a few hours and was not disappointed. Had a blast and drove it like it was meant to be driven. God, I love this car ! Pulled into the garage and heard a loud knocking sound. I was quite astonished since the car had ran so well. Put her in neutral, applied the e-brake, opened the door and the damn knocking stopped. A few seconds later I closed the door, put it back in first gear and the knocking resumed - louder now. Put it back in neutral and the knocking stopped again. What the heck is going on? Quite bummed out by this point, I shut the car down and I'll be damned if the knocking didn't continue - but without the engine noise and corsa burbling, I realized the "knock" is coming from the far side of the garage. Crouched down behind her mustang, I find my beautiful wife with a handsaw and plastic mitre box, fighting feverishly with a stubborn, hard piece of oak chair-rail she had asked me to cut days ago. I was so relieved......until I recognized that look on her face, anyway! Thought about just turning around and jumping back in the Z but better sense prevailed. I'm going to try to do better on the honey-do list,....between drives anyway! 
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread
HAHA! That's great.
Reminds me of a rattle my Z developed after I built my new exhaust. I noticing it when I had it idling in the garage. A couple times I pulled it into my driveway and gave the car a once over, but didn't hear or see anything unusual. Finally I checked it out while running in the garage and guess what?? It was the garage door vibrating. |
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08-12-2011
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Fort Myers, FL
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Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread
Funny! After getting my Z a few weeks ago I was testing out new brake pads and listening to the engine carefully....next thing I hear....CRASH, BANG, some awful breaking sound...I immediately turned it off and was like wtf? I see my wife come around the corner -- she had been dumping glass containers into the recycle bin!
Women... 
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08-13-2011
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Japan
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Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread
That is a funny story and I needed a good laugh. Thanks for sharing.
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08-14-2011
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: McHenry, Il.
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Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread
Yep that is a classic all right. Worthy to tell to many for many years.
Thanks for posting it.
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08-14-2011
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jacksonville, FL USA
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Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread
jez, you had me going there for a minute Scott! I was thinking "oh no not something bad about to happen to Scott!"
Ya gotta mind the honey dew list! 
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