Re: Doh! I hit a curb - now what..........

[Bagheera <st_gcurl@tarleton.edu>]

Chris, 
Motor mounts will cause the clunking at a stationary idle.  when the 
motor revs, the torque will cause the motor to move forward and 
backwards.  Have a friend rev the engine on the car or move the throttle 
spring from under the hood. You should see some movement even if the 
mounts are good.  However if their broken, there will be much more 
movement than normal causing the intake to touch as I described.  A 
suspension clunk would only happen when you turn the wheels or the wheels 
hit a bump while moving.  Look around the engine even if the intake 
dosent hit.  The downpipe or some other part of the engine could be 
hitting instead.  Clunking from motor mounts is usually most pronounced 
during accel/decell of the car, or just reving the engine.  Checking them 
isn't hard, just use a mirror to see the rubber part of the mount, if 
it's broken, replacing it sould solve your problem.
George Curl-

On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Chris Fiddes wrote:

> At 11:30 AM 12/3/96 -0500, you wrote some good advice:
> >check your motor mounts.  if thier broken, the intake manifold will touch 
> >the tray on the firewall, causing clunking noises during acc/decel.  
> >don't ask how I know...
> >George Curl-
> >
> 
> Thanks for the tip, George.
> 
> I won't ask how you know, BUT I do have one other question that might help
> me diagnose the problem.   Would a broken motor mount cause the clunking you
> describe even with the car stationary - just getting on the gas from idle?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> '85 Scirocco.
> cfiddes@direct.ca     
> 
> 
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