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it may have been apart at one point in it's life. i got this jeep for 600 bux... it's been worked on obviously. new gasket on the head, manifold bolts loose, oil residue round the pan. one of the...

i'm pretty positive my flexplate may be cracked, actually... but i just want to know what phenominon makes the noise go away just because i've revved the engine. has the plate warmed up enough to...

i'm hoping it is the flywheel or flexplate. would that be normal for the sound to go away like that after revving it? the sound seems kinda low to be lifters. and don't lifter sounds normally get...

i got this loud ticking sound coming from the bottom end that seems to go away if i rev it up past 3k. it eventually comes back, but after a while of sitting idle. oil pressure seems to be ok. ...

so this uncle of mine has everything but the body of an m151 mutt... i don't think the engine's ever been turned. the frame and suspension were in his scrap iron pile but still looked like they were...

stethoscope seems to back up my theory too btw. i torqued down the bolts a little more and the sound got a lot quieter. i'm scared to run it too much if that is a crack. i know it's hard to see,...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/granillanutz/flexplate2.jpg
it's a very close up picture...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/granillanutz/flexplate.jpg
my flexplate.

while trying to diagnose a knock, i found that one flexplate bolt was pretty darn loose, and there may be a crack close to the center of the plate. the plate looks a lil rusty and there is a lot of...