Question: 1967 1.1l engine noise!

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

Okay I have my first Opel. It is a 1967 Kadett wagon. Running ok but seems to have a "minor" rod rattle/knock in the bottom end. Will pull the engine out and tear it down soon. Any of you experienced Opel Techs that can try to predict what I will find?? Any input is appreciated. The car has 105,000 Verified miles. Yes, I know what machine work costs but I havent seen a large # of piston and bearing suppliers on line and was a bit concerned. Just want to freshen it up for an occassional driver. It was somebodys baby and just too nice to see it go to the crusher or get cut up for a drag car. Thanks!!

MICAH1 · 05-31-2009

I am having a similar problem with my 1.9, but that is another story......

Check this out:

5. Engine Noise Diagnosis 102

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

Thanks for the quick response. I wish it was a cold slap or valve noise but I doubt I will get that lucky. Just tried 20-50 Castrol instead of 10-40 and it dampened the noise a little. It is a quiet little engine cold it just has that dreaded sound after it warms up.

hrcollinsjr · 05-31-2009

Stan,

EuroBrit carshow June 6! Be there. Seriously, there will be at least one Opel owner and Opel car there. wlkelley3, on this site, is VP of the org. putting on the show at Dublin Park in Madison. There's a section on this site with upcoming events and there is also a thread talking about the show. Unless my plans change I will be there, Opel-less as usual, but there just the same.

Harold

P.S. Welcome to the group.

Move across the border into TN. We don't seem to have many Opeler's in TN. Maybe it is Opelspyder's BO, couldn't be mine, all the animals love me.

guyopel · 05-31-2009

If you "ground out " one sparkplug at a time with the Eng. running and the Knocking noise will stoped or be greatly reduced ( So you tell what cyl. is at fault ).
To "Ground out " you can just remove the plug wire and ground it to the Eng. block then start the Eng. ..do this for all cyl.s one -at -a -time . There are other ways to ground out the cyls. that work also. HTH
John

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

I will try it!! Tnks

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

Sound great ! What are the times on the show? Would like to see some finished running cars since half my junk is always out of service. Cant move to Tennessee I am stuck in Alabamer...........

hrcollinsjr · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by Kadett Rescue

Sound great ! What are the times on the show?

EuroBrit Show, Madison, AL

Originally Posted by Kadett Rescue

Cant move to Tennessee I am stuck in Alabamer...........

Bless your heart.

Harold

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

Thanks for not callin' it (Al.) Mexico . I enjoy Chapel Hill, i try to get to the ITPA tractor pull when i can

hrcollinsjr · 05-31-2009

Originally Posted by Kadett Rescue

Thanks for not callin' it (Al.) Mexico . I enjoy Chapel Hill, i try to get to the ITPA tractor pull when i can

Depending on which way you come in, you may be driving within a 1/2 mile of my house. Do you come all the way up on I65 or through Cornersville? What Tractor Pull?

Join us for the 33rd Annual Lions Super Pull of the South in Chapel Hill, TN. This truck and tractor pull is held every July in our beautiful community, and has been named "Pull of the Year" in 1988, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2008 by the National Tractor Pullers Association.

We may only have two traffic lights but we evidently have a heck of a Tractor Pull. I don't get out much so I have nothing to compare it to.

Hope to see you this Saturday.

Harold

Kadett Rescue · 05-31-2009

We come up I-65 and exit to head towards the east. Have friends from Indiana that we go help out but mostly eat and B.S

05-31-2009	#1 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	Answered: 1967 1.1l engine noise! Okay I have my first Opel. It is a 1967 Kadett wagon. Running ok but seems to have a "minor" rod rattle/knock in the bottom end. Will pull the engine out and tear it down soon. Any of you experienced Opel Techs that can try to predict what I will find?? Any input is appreciated. The car has 105,000 Verified miles. Yes, I know what machine work costs but I havent seen a large # of piston and bearing suppliers on line and was a bit concerned. Just want to freshen it up for an occassional driver. It was somebodys baby and just too nice to see it go to the crusher or get cut up for a drag car. Thanks!!

05-31-2009	#2 (permalink)
MICAH1 101st Airborne Vet V.N. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort Washington, Maryland Posts: 643 Real Name: Thomas Johnson	I am having a similar problem with my 1.9, but that is another story...... Check this out: 5. Engine Noise Diagnosis 102 __________________ Thomas Last edited by MICAH1; 05-31-2009 at 02:20 PM.

05-31-2009	#4 (permalink)
hrcollinsjr 2200 Post Club Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Posts: 2,269 Real Name: Harold Collins Provided Answers: 14	Stan, EuroBrit carshow June 6! Be there. Seriously, there will be at least one Opel owner and Opel car there. wlkelley3, on this site, is VP of the org. putting on the show at Dublin Park in Madison. There's a section on this site with upcoming events and there is also a thread talking about the show. Unless my plans change I will be there, Opel-less as usual, but there just the same. Harold P.S. Welcome to the group. Move across the border into TN. We don't seem to have many Opeler's in TN. Maybe it is Opelspyder's BO, couldn't be mine, all the animals love me. Last edited by hrcollinsjr; 05-31-2009 at 02:34 PM. Reason: Left number off of Wendell's screen moniker!

05-31-2009	#5 (permalink)
guyopel Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Duluth,Ga. Posts: 649 Real Name: John Provided Answers: 2	If you "ground out " one sparkplug at a time with the Eng. running and the Knocking noise will stoped or be greatly reduced ( So you tell what cyl. is at fault ). To "Ground out " you can just remove the plug wire and ground it to the Eng. block then start the Eng. ..do this for all cyl.s one -at -a -time . There are other ways to ground out the cyls. that work also. HTH John __________________ Guyopel I have not failed - I've merely found 10,000 ways that won't work." ---Thomas Edison It's amazing what God lets man get away with when lightning is so cheap. Mark Twain

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05-31-2009	#3 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	Thanks for the quick response. I wish it was a cold slap or valve noise but I doubt I will get that lucky. Just tried 20-50 Castrol instead of 10-40 and it dampened the noise a little. It is a quiet little engine cold it just has that dreaded sound after it warms up.

05-31-2009	#6 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	I will try it!! Tnks

05-31-2009	#7 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	Sound great ! What are the times on the show? Would like to see some finished running cars since half my junk is always out of service. Cant move to Tennessee I am stuck in Alabamer...........

05-31-2009	#9 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	Thanks for not callin' it (Al.) Mexico . I enjoy Chapel Hill, i try to get to the ITPA tractor pull when i can

05-31-2009	#11 (permalink)
Kadett Rescue '67 wagon Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntsville alabama Posts: 11 Real Name: Stan Provided Answers: 1	We come up I-65 and exit to head towards the east. Have friends from Indiana that we go help out but mostly eat and B.S

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