How old is the release bearing in your clutch?

 

Fuel pressure regulator can tick pretty loudly as can a poor connection on one spark plug lead.

Can you hear it from outside if the hood is up? Can you use a wooden or metal rod as a primitive stethoscope to identify exactly where the sound originates?

 

Anoither way to locate it is with a piece on heater or garden hose used as a stethoscope. I would think it wouldn't be a spark plug lead or throw out bearing as it doesn't vary with engine speed.

Joseph
92 164L

 

He said it IS affected by engine speed. I'd suggest italcarnut is on it!! ciao, jc

 

"He said it IS affected by engine speed. I'd suggest italcarnut is on it!! ciao, jc "
Yes, I misread it. I think check the release bearing area for the noise.

Joseph

 

Sometime putting it in neutral and letting off the clutch helps diagnose as well since you can stick your head down in there and feather the gas with the bellcrank at the throttle body. ciao, jc

 

Thanks all for the responses. The ticking was gone this morning and didn't return until late this evening. I drove over 500 miles before it came back. Hopefully I can make to my daughter's house in Utah tomorrow.

The age of the release bearing is unknown. I'm a checkbook mechanic, so hopefully I can find a shop in Utah to take a look at it.

 

Harris Import in SLC. There's also a place, well used to be, in the Orem area but I cant recall the name. ciao, jc