Bell Ringing Noise? What the......??
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Bell Ringing Noise? What the......??
When I start the car, I hear it.
Its a high pitched noise......like a small bell ringing. When I rev, it gets a little higher pitched.
This is a 12a motor. I have just the alternator belt still attached, and the original fan clutch, which seems to be in working order.
The belt isn't slipping, and it's not a squeal. It sounds like a tiny glass bell ringing.
Anyone recognize this sound?
Its a high pitched noise......like a small bell ringing. When I rev, it gets a little higher pitched.
This is a 12a motor. I have just the alternator belt still attached, and the original fan clutch, which seems to be in working order.
The belt isn't slipping, and it's not a squeal. It sounds like a tiny glass bell ringing.
Anyone recognize this sound?
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Alternator getting ready to give up the ghost. That's what mine sounded like before the bushings seized. Drove me crazy trying to figure it out. It's almost above the range of hearing, a "tinkling" sound. After the alternator froze and I changed it, the sound was gone.
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Hey I think I might have that too. It's really hard to locate, it almost sounds like it's coming from the flywheel area. But when I walk to the other side of the car it seems to be coming from somewhere completly different. I might take a closer listen to the alt, I have a friend who is about to upgrade the alt on his FC, when he does I'll give his a go and see what happens. I can't think of a better excuse to upgrade to an 80 amp alt.
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Another thing I just thought of; while the sound does appear to be RPM dependant it can also spin down in pitch when I start to cruise at a constant RPM. I was thinking about recording it and posting, but it would be damn near impossible to hear.
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Ahh. Alternator does make sense. I know its not the belt, because I have a brand new one on there, and it's not a belt squeel.
Is the AMPS guage supposed to read exactly 12? Mine always seems to read like 15.
Is the AMPS guage supposed to read exactly 12? Mine always seems to read like 15.
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Well, whatever it puts out, its always over 12.
So, if I took this alternator out, to have it tested, would it read faulty, at like AutoZone or something?
So, if I took this alternator out, to have it tested, would it read faulty, at like AutoZone or something?
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Well, whatever it puts out, its always over 12.
So, if I took this alternator out, to have it tested, would it read faulty, at like AutoZone or something?
Well, whatever it puts out, its always over 12.
So, if I took this alternator out, to have it tested, would it read faulty, at like AutoZone or something?
Is there an alternator/starter motor rebuilder near you? They can check it out and rebuild it if necessary for about half the cost of a new one.
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