What’s up my Motobrick Bretheren! I’m posting this up to tell a scary/odd story about my rebuild that had me speechless. Recently, I developed an awful clanking noise on the rebuild. The change in tempo of the noise was spot-on with engine speed, and everything (stethoscope, block of wood to the ear/engine, ear to engine) was pointing to the right side of the block. The pros told me I had either thrown a crankshaft connecting rod cap, or developed a real bad case of timing chain slap. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found the culprit... The fuel pump pressure line slapping the filler cap moisture drain pipe. Harmonics? Either way, I dodged an engine rebuild. A couple of zip-ties and we’re back in business. Note: These are the pressure hoses being distributed with many of the new aftermarket fuel pump kits.
