Another Engine Knocking Thread - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

ScottZ95ZR1 · 08-12-2011

My car has ran absolutely perfectly this summer but I had not had it out for the last couple of weeks as I've not felt well.
Took her out yesterday for a few hours and was not disappointed. Had a blast and drove it like it was meant to be driven. God, I love this car !

Pulled into the garage and heard a loud knocking sound. I was quite astonished since the car had ran so well. Put her in neutral, applied the e-brake, opened the door and the damn knocking stopped. A few seconds later I closed the door, put it back in first gear and the knocking resumed - louder now. Put it back in neutral and the knocking stopped again. What the heck is going on?
Quite bummed out by this point, I shut the car down and I'll be damned if the knocking didn't continue - but without the engine noise and corsa burbling, I realized the "knock" is coming from the far side of the garage. Crouched down behind her mustang, I find my beautiful wife with a handsaw and plastic mitre box, fighting feverishly with a stubborn, hard piece of oak chair-rail she had asked me to cut days ago.

I was so relieved......until I recognized that look on her face, anyway!
Thought about just turning around and jumping back in the Z but better sense prevailed. I'm going to try to do better on the honey-do list,....between drives anyway!

jrtoffroad · 08-12-2011

HAHA! That's great.

Reminds me of a rattle my Z developed after I built my new exhaust. I noticing it when I had it idling in the garage. A couple times I pulled it into my driveway and gave the car a once over, but didn't hear or see anything unusual. Finally I checked it out while running in the garage and guess what?? It was the garage door vibrating.

jcruz · 08-12-2011

Funny! After getting my Z a few weeks ago I was testing out new brake pads and listening to the engine carefully....next thing I hear....CRASH, BANG, some awful breaking sound...I immediately turned it off and was like wtf? I see my wife come around the corner -- she had been dumping glass containers into the recycle bin!

Women...

HAWAIIZR-1 · 08-13-2011

That is a funny story and I needed a good laugh. Thanks for sharing.

WB9MCW · 08-14-2011

Yep that is a classic all right. Worthy to tell to many for many years.

Thanks for posting it.

tomtom72 · 08-14-2011

jez, you had me going there for a minute Scott! I was thinking "oh no not something bad about to happen to Scott!"

Ya gotta mind the honey dew list!

08-12-2011	#1
ScottZ95ZR1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pendleton, IN Posts: 671	Another Engine Knocking Thread My car has ran absolutely perfectly this summer but I had not had it out for the last couple of weeks as I've not felt well. Took her out yesterday for a few hours and was not disappointed. Had a blast and drove it like it was meant to be driven. God, I love this car ! Pulled into the garage and heard a loud knocking sound. I was quite astonished since the car had ran so well. Put her in neutral, applied the e-brake, opened the door and the damn knocking stopped. A few seconds later I closed the door, put it back in first gear and the knocking resumed - louder now. Put it back in neutral and the knocking stopped again. What the heck is going on? Quite bummed out by this point, I shut the car down and I'll be damned if the knocking didn't continue - but without the engine noise and corsa burbling, I realized the "knock" is coming from the far side of the garage. Crouched down behind her mustang, I find my beautiful wife with a handsaw and plastic mitre box, fighting feverishly with a stubborn, hard piece of oak chair-rail she had asked me to cut days ago. I was so relieved......until I recognized that look on her face, anyway! Thought about just turning around and jumping back in the Z but better sense prevailed. I'm going to try to do better on the honey-do list,....between drives anyway!

08-12-2011	#2
jrtoffroad Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 75	Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread HAHA! That's great. Reminds me of a rattle my Z developed after I built my new exhaust. I noticing it when I had it idling in the garage. A couple times I pulled it into my driveway and gave the car a once over, but didn't hear or see anything unusual. Finally I checked it out while running in the garage and guess what?? It was the garage door vibrating.

08-12-2011	#3
jcruz Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 342	Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread Funny! After getting my Z a few weeks ago I was testing out new brake pads and listening to the engine carefully....next thing I hear....CRASH, BANG, some awful breaking sound...I immediately turned it off and was like wtf? I see my wife come around the corner -- she had been dumping glass containers into the recycle bin! Women... __________________ 1992 #043, Aqua/Gray 40k miles

08-13-2011	#4
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,097	Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread That is a funny story and I needed a good laugh. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048

08-14-2011	#5
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,584	Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread Yep that is a classic all right. Worthy to tell to many for many years. Thanks for posting it.

08-14-2011	#6
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: Another Engine Knocking Thread jez, you had me going there for a minute Scott! I was thinking "oh no not something bad about to happen to Scott!" Ya gotta mind the honey dew list! __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

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