Tue, 5 Oct 1999 22:50:29 +0200 - Message No. 6426
From: micha@manatini.atic.org

Subject: Re: clinking sound and rev measuring instrument


Hi,

On Sun, Sep 26, 1999 at 10:43:33PM +0300, Michael Hatzidakis wrote:

> I own an @, 98 model, which I have for three months. I noticed that after a
> long journey, when the engine is hot, I hear a slight clinking sound at the
> rate of three or four clinks per second, coming from the left part of the
> engine. It sounds like two pieces of metal hitting each other. It is only
> heard at idle, at higher revs it is gone. Does anyone have a clue what this
> noise may be?

I also had such a (perhaps the same ?) clicking when I used
a full-synthetic 5W-40 oil. Now I chaned to 10W-40 and it nearly
disappeared. Accoring to my dealer this 5W-40 oil is especially
for high-revs racing bikes and drops down in the oil sump too fast
on the low rev AT. Don't if that's true, but it helped !

> There is also another thing that bothers me. When the needle of the rev
> meter (I hope that this is correct) reaches 7000 rpm, it goes crazy! It
> starts moving quickly and irregularly between 4500 and 6500 rpm and it
> recovers only when the revs of the engine go up and the needle has to show
> 7500 rpm or more.

Loose battery cable ?

Greets,        --- Micha ---

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