David_Conwill
Well-known member
I was driving my Falcon on the freeway, and downshifted into second gear at about 65 mph. A horrible clatter immediately ensued.
My first thought was valvetrain, but everything looks shipshape up top. Careful listening and even-more-careful touching, let me to discover that the clatter can be felt quite distinctly in my fuel pump.
Think I wiped out the spring? Or did I toast a bearing or something, and I’m just feeling it through the fuel pump?
The engine (‘68 170 with a ‘70 head) doesn’t seem to be running any worse, but the clatter is so bad it’s embarrassing. I’m supposed to pay a visit to the local Falcon Six guru sometime soon, but I don’t know when that will be, and thought I’d ask for help here, first.
Thanks,
Dave
My first thought was valvetrain, but everything looks shipshape up top. Careful listening and even-more-careful touching, let me to discover that the clatter can be felt quite distinctly in my fuel pump.
Think I wiped out the spring? Or did I toast a bearing or something, and I’m just feeling it through the fuel pump?
The engine (‘68 170 with a ‘70 head) doesn’t seem to be running any worse, but the clatter is so bad it’s embarrassing. I’m supposed to pay a visit to the local Falcon Six guru sometime soon, but I don’t know when that will be, and thought I’d ask for help here, first.
Thanks,
Dave