weird knocking noise when running in neutral with clutch

[foxxinabox at wideopenwest.com (Foxx (in a box))]

> Hey listers, I have a question.  When I start my car in the morning to warm
> it up, in neutral w/ clutch disengaged, I hear a fairly large knocking sound
> coming from under the hood and it sounds like it's coming from the tranny.
> When I press the clutch down it stops but as soon as I disengage it, the
> sounds comes back?  What do you guys think it is?

   mine was a rattle, but fwiw, my '85 has a similar problem that would 
*mostly* go away with the clutch engaged. the p.o. put a new clutch in 
and didn't 1) torque the flywheel bolts or 2) didn't use new bolts or 
locktite. only had to retap one hole on the crank, but not fun.


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