VS engine rattles?

Anyone know of any heat shield or other types of rattles from the rear of a very low milage VS speedy? Sounds like it comes from directly under the engine area. Thanks! -JA

Working out all the kinks for Paso!

Might be the fan hitting the shroud. Does it increase with the speed of the engine?

I guess it seems to, but then again, i can rev a bit in N and it seems to stabalize. But under power and thru the shift pattern..seeems much louder.

Check your fan shroud; basically its mounting bolts at the ends and the strap that attaches the alternator to the stand. Start the car; put your hand on top of the shroud and wiggle it around while the engine's idling to see if you can reproduce or fix the noise. Should be a fairly simple fix.

Thanks Ricardo, will do.

I had to add shims on one side of the fan shroud, where the fan plate bolts to the shroud. Had a zero clearance situation between fan blade and shroud. Shims cured the fit. Now I get a whispy oil film out of that small crack. Next time engine is down (not soon I hope), I'll clearance the shroud just a bit, and get rid of the shims. Oh yes, my shroud is glass.

Push and pull on the fan shroud,see if the sound changes.

UPDATE: one of three problems. Two tabs on the mufflers, one weld came off, and the other had a screw fall off. AND...the pin that held the rear lid up (you know, the one on that lil'brass chain) broke off and fell down into the compartment. Still working on getting that one out! I wondered where the heck that thing went!

Tabs fixed and no more major issues, although I know I hear that damn pin in there! ;)

Good detective work! Chalk the pin up to "someday," as in "Someday, I'll know it fell into the road, 'cuz I won't hear it anymore!"
What'll really get'cha are the ones you hear after a big 'ole pothole, especially if they go away after a block or two and come back for no apparent reason months later!

Cory, kudos...ugh the air-cooled!

Hey Jason, I kept hearing noises in the back of my car whenever I hit a bump. Couldn't find anything loose, though. Later, while doing some work on other things I found a set of wire cutters behind the battery (it's in the rear in a Beck) and a long heavy screwdriver in front of the shroud. No doubt these were relics of the Carlisle build :-).

Too funny Lane.... However please check your invoice to make sure those items were included in the build!

I'd hate to see a late bill pop-up C.O.D.

P.S. Jason love your color combo here... LOL... see you in Paso

Speedster "D" :-)

My VS had that chain and pin its suppose to be used in the hole on your lid hinge as a hood prop holder i did not like it (trashed) it