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[Blakout16]

well, i was on my way home tonight and i just got off the freeway.
approaching the stop light @ the end of the freeway, i let my foot off the gas.
- to the punch : it sounds like someone is throwing marbles in engine(sort of). only happens when at 2k RPM or higher.

[Blakout16]

thanks gary. We were taking a gander at it tonight.
we came up with a list of things.
starter colliding with the flywheel.
powersteering pump.
we just cant see it as being a huge break in nething major because there is absolutely no power lose... its comming from somewhere in the middle of the engine where the engine meets the transmission.

[GT4WRC]

thanks gary. We were taking a gander at it tonight.
we came up with a list of things.
starter colliding with the flywheel.
powersteering pump.
we just cant see it as being a huge break in nething major because there is absolutely no power lose... its comming from somewhere in the middle of the engine where the engine meets the transmission.

If the starter was hitting the flywheel, it would happen constantly. Plus the starter would be screwed anyway. The starter only engages when power goes to the solenoid when it operates correctly. If the gear was stuck out, you'd certainly know about it.
PAS is hydraulic with no real parts abale to make that sort of noise so, again, highly unlikely.
Bearings can quite easily fail etc with no perceptable loss in power. It's usually when the fail completely that the resulting damage to the rod/crank which results in major power loss related issues.
Gary