[dan]

too lean on both banks? if that is the case i would check your fuel pressure and make sure static and running fuel pressure is within spec, also what is the state of your fuel filter?

[dan]

if you don’t have a scan tool some parts stores can scan codes for free, usually scan tools plug into a port on the drivers side just below the dash above the floor… or above your feet, depends on exactly where some cars very…

as far as fuel pressure testing goes you may need a fuel pressure gauge and knowing the correct procedure for testing or get a friend who knows the correct procedures and know the static and running fuel pressure statistics for your vehicle.

[dan]

any codes or engine light?

I would check your battery, i would also check your fuel pressure, Diesel engines require good fuel pressure to operate properly, if fuel pressure is low it could be causing lean conditions especially on a cold start… could be a number of things, extracting codes could help narrow things down.

[dan]

i know the feeling from when i lost my first car… it was a sad day.

[dan]

got some new engines i really like, and they are of the really old kind…

Clerget 9b

the Clerget 9b was a air cooled rotary piston engine, meaning the crank was stationary, and the block rotated on the crank with what ever it was driving bolted the crank case in most cases the prop for a airplane. the pistons rotated on the crankshaft via connecting rod and slave rods, in a offset smaller circle than the cylinders.

The benefit of a rotary piston engine was it was self cooling, and saved a lot of weight, because the entire engine block rotated it self cooled as the cylinders spun, also the block acted as a flywheel and required no flywheel, a lot of the jobs of certain parts of the engine where done with centrifical force such as the valves being held shut and the engine being lubricated, the clerget 9b only weighed 350LBS or so, which meant it was a lot lighter than inline engines.

the downsides where simple, it had a all loss lubrication system and was lubricated by castor oil, as the engine ran the oil just pretty much got dumped out of the rockers, and got slung into the slip stream of the airplane, causing the pilot and their machine to get soaked in oil. the engine most of all especually for lighter airplanes such as the Sopwith Camel with the bigger Clerget 9b caused a lot of gyroscopic procession, the engine made up roughly 1/4 of that weight, and 1/4 of that weight was spinning between 500 and 1,500RPM, the effect was the airplane would want to climb when yawed left, or yaw left when climbed, adversely it would want to dive when yawed right, or yaw right when dove… the effect happened with the horison, so when the airplane was turned to the left the aircraft seemed to want too yaw up, or turned right it would want to yaw down, so the pilot would have to counter these effects with rudder inputs.

The rotary piston engine was applied to automobiles!

[dan]

being able to hear the knock can help us a lot, hopefully its not a rod bearing.

[dan]

it would be nice to have that ability back, it was nice to send messages privately to some users, but what happens and what needs to be done is what needs to be done.

[dan]

well it depends on how badly rusted the car is, if its not badly rusted these cars in my opinion can be driven until they puke, what really kills these rides is the rust, otherwise fixing it would be totally worth it to me, doing that is cheaper than a new car.

[dan]

yes i am, i believe tires make a huge difference in the quality of your ride and its performance, and my recent purchase sort of supports that, i got some Michelin pilot sport AS3s for my car and they ride amazing and get a ton of grip! the car rides so much better.

[dan]

moved to service and repair questions answered here.

[dan]

Is your battery and its connections good?

have a look at this

i guess a common issue with chrysler vehicles are these fan regulators that are right on the fans, i guess they go bad, and the wiring too them can be corroded or broken or bad, so also check the wiring too your fans, check voltages and connections for clean tight connection.

[dan]

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/diagnosing-noises-in-your-car

also try this too.

[dan]

does the clunk happen when the car “Shifts.” in to gear or does it happen when you go to back up? is the clunk more of the car jerking or more of a noise?

[dan]

any codes?

[dan]

plugging a scan tool in and extracting some codes may narrow down your issues, lots of parts places will scan for codes for free at least here in michigan just write down the code and post it on here and we can help you narrow the issue down, some shops don’t have that bad a deal on code scanning either, also cheep scan tool can be had for about $50-$100

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