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I have a ‘64 Signet 200 with a 225 /6. There is a noise that is made when I am in drive or reverse with my foot on the brake. When I give it any gas the sound goes away. Here is a video of my car in drive with the emergency brake on so I could record. It sounds like it is coming from my distributor. My cap was completely worn out so I replaced that, but the problem was not solved. Any ideas would be really helpful!
 
Get a wooden dowel rod and place one end to your ear and the other end in various locations on the engine to try and narrow down where the source is.
 
I have a ‘64 Signet 200 with a 225 /6. There is a noise that is made when I am in drive or reverse with my foot on the brake. When I give it any gas the sound goes away. Here is a video of my car in drive with the emergency brake on so I could record. It sounds like it is coming from my distributor. My cap was completely worn out so I replaced that, but the problem was not solved. Any ideas would be really helpful!

That sounds a lot like the cooling fan touching the shroud, lightly. I'd start flexing things to see if something is loose. How are your engine mounts?
 
Have to worked on it recently?
 
Sounds like the rotor is slapping the towers; pop the cap and look.
On second thought, that seems too tinny.
Second guess is the fuel pump arm not in continuous contact with the driver.
 
I have a ‘64 Signet 200 with a 225 /6. There is a noise that is made when I am in drive or reverse with my foot on the brake. When I give it any gas the sound goes away. Here is a video of my car in drive with the emergency brake on so I could record. It sounds like it is coming from my distributor. My cap was completely worn out so I replaced that, but the problem was not solved. Any ideas would be really helpful!

……….and you replaced the rotor as well?
 
I'd say either post #3 or #4. I'd pull the inspection cover from the transmission and check the flywheel bolts. Then leave it off and see if the sound goes away.

Could something have hit the inspection cover and bent it?
 
Sounds like the rotor is slapping the towers; pop the cap and look.
On second thought, that seems too tinny.
Second guess is the fuel pump arm not in continuous contact with the driver.
The towers are the contacts on the cap? I replaced the cap because those were worn down. Checking my replacement cap now it seems they are worn down again and it has only been 50 miles. Almost as if the rotor is too high.
 
The frequency is too fast for flex plate bolts. That's distributor speed.
 
There is a rotor that is .030 longer that is supposed to reduce burning of contacts. Also your cap my not be seated in the groove. You may have the wrong rotor.
 
There is a rotor that is .030 longer that is supposed to reduce burning of contacts. Also your cap my not be seated in the groove. You may have the wrong rotor.
I bought the car a few months back and it has had this noise from the beginning. I am not sure what I should do next. I have the clips that clamp the cap on...wouldn’t that increase the chances of it being seated in the groove? I can’t see any part numbers on anything so I am having even more difficulty.
 
can you shoot a pic of the inside of the cap and rotor? The rotor should NOT contact anything 'cept the center coil conductor.
 
Wow i have never experienced that before. This old dog might get to learn something again.

Al the converter bolts would have to be hitting the block exactly the same to make that noise that uniformly. (not likely)
BUT it could be a bent part of your converter dust cover bent into those same bolts.
This is actually a lot more common than people think when they remove and replace the cover. (you did say it has always done it)
Use a hammer handle or something like it (big screwdriver even) and while it's running and making the noise push on the cover in a couple of places and see if the sound changes.
It's a REALLY easy way to either eliminate or prove the theory.

Also the crankshaft and converter move a little when the trans is in gear, so the fact that it only does it in gear is kind of a dead giveaway that the noise is converter/dust cover related even if the bolts are not loose.

There is a rotor that is .030 longer that is supposed to reduce burning of contacts. Also your cap my not be seated in the groove. You may have the wrong rotor.

I run one of those rotors Napa part number MO300 and you are correct about the .030 longer.
It would normally rip the cap off if the cap was even slightly off center, and his sound is too uniform I think for it to be that.
 
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The distributor speed is always half of crank speed. This is because of the timing sprockets and chain, crank sprocket is always half the size of the cam sprocket. the cam gear is always the same size of the distributor drive gear. Hence the distributor shaft speed is always half of crankshaft speed.
Me I would pull off the converter shield and check...at least to have a look see...….
 
The towers are the contacts on the cap? I replaced the cap because those were worn down. Checking my replacement cap now it seems they are worn down again and it has only been 50 miles. Almost as if the rotor is too high.

Keep checking that cap and rotor. Could it possibly be an advance weight at idle that swings free when you rev it? It may have lost a shaft bushing allowing it to move up and down under load. Pull it and see if there is more than about .010 axial shaft play. Should be almost nill.
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rotor should swing in under contacts as well as past (step shaped) them so too much axial play would tear up the contacts on top of rotor. See the step? Makr sure rotor is seated. Need them pics!~
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Keep checking that cap and rotor. Could it possibly be an advance weight at idle that swings free when you rev it?

Could the distributor shaft be thrusting up? Are the tower contact metal showing wear? Pictures of the inside cap would be great
 
Keep checking that cap and rotor. Could it possibly be an advance weight at idle that swings free when you rev it? It may have lost a shaft bushing allowing it to move up and down under load. Pull it and see if there is more than about .010 axial shaft play. Should be almost nill.
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rotor should swing in under contacts as well as past (step shaped) them so too much axial play would tear up the contacts on top of rotor. See the step? Makr sure rotor is seated. Need them pics!~
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Could the distributor shaft be thrusting up? Are the tower contact metal showing wear? Pictures of the inside cap would be great

I think it's too loud and fast to be either of these but hey, it's worth a look.:D
Sounds like crank speed and not distributor speed.
(but then the converter has 4 bolts and the distributor has eight contacts so...)
 
Post up some "good" pictures of the dist w/o cap, inside of cap and rotor
 
I think it's too loud and fast to be either of these but hey, it's worth a look.:D
Sounds like crank speed and not distributor speed.
(but then the converter has 4 bolts and the distributor has eight contacts so...)
You know i was reflecting back to the OP when he said he replaced the cap and after 50 miles it looked worn also. That's odd
 
The towers are the contacts on the cap? I replaced the cap because those were worn down. Checking my replacement cap now it seems they are worn down again and it has only been 50 miles. Almost as if the rotor is too high.
It's the coil firing.. caused by the ignition box , its constantly firing the coil.
I've had this happen with a orange box going bad right out of the box..
 
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