Mon Jun 16 22:07:49 1997 - Message No. 1052
From: "Thomas A. Engelhardt"

Subject: engine "clacks" in idle


Hi guys,

with my '93 RD07 I notice a strange engine effect especially when I ride
through the city and have to stop on traffic lights quite frequently.
From time to time, when the engine runs in idle, I hear a sudden "clack"
followed by a drop of the idle RPM for a short moment, before the RPM comes
up again and everything is normal.
It appears to me, as if any moving engine part (gearwheel) hits any other
part. Since the engine does not lock up completely then, this part seems to
move out of the way.
I suspect the electric starter or its clutch to be possibly part of the
effect.   
I notice this effect for roughly two years or even more now and since it
does not seem to get worse it does not bother me very much.
Nevertheless, if anybody has a good explanation for this effect, please let
me now! Even better, if anybody can tell me what to do against that.

Greetings

Thomas



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