Whining at 5000rpms

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Mar 29, 2018 | 04:01 PM

Savannafc4me

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Whining at 5000rpms

My 86 n/a FC starts whining when i rev up to 5000rpms. In gear and in nutral. Nor sure why i just got it back grom the shop for cooling issues. Any ideas?

Mar 29, 2018 | 04:39 PM

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Take the alternator belt off and see if it stops. Could be the internal bearing.

Mar 29, 2018 | 04:45 PM

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Take the alternator belt off and see if it stops. Could be the internal bearing.

Thank you! Will try it later today.

Mar 29, 2018 | 08:56 PM

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The water pump can also make a funny noise when it does out.

Mar 30, 2018 | 07:05 AM

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Take it back to the shop and have them look at it. They may have done something dumb that can be undone easily. Only they know what they touched/changed.