Welcome to the Shark Tank, ya'll!!

I haven't been able to get here much lately, so I'll jest do it all at one time!!

enjoy the site!!

Thanks for the welcome, Ron!  I see that you have a 1978, and so do I.  I'm sure there is another section for mechanical questions, but plesase indulge me for a moment.  .  .  I purchased my 78 Pace Car on the Saturday before Easter.  It appears to have 15,000 miles; 13,700 on the purchase date.  Anyway, I noticed what appeared to be a rattle from time to time from the front right corner of the engine compartment.  .  .  associates of mine identified it as a "heat shield" rattle, insinuating that it only occured when the engine was warm.  Evenutally this sound went away.  .  .  or I just stopped noticing it.  It was only obivious when the car idled for a while. 

As I have begun to "restore" the Pace Car, but buying or upgrading items, today I installed the hood insulation that had been missing.  Well, the rattle immediately became a constant issue.  .  .  .more than ever before!  Could it be that the insulation is containing the heat under the hood (as it should), and is causing the heat shield rattle to be more severe?  This sounds logical, but have you experienced this issue or heard of it before? 

As I said, I'm sure their is another section where I should be asking this question, so please direct me to that location.  .  .  But, before doing so, are your rims aluminum, and if so, how did you "bring them back to life?" Thanks in advance!  -Ron

Thanks, Ron! 

A great big welcome to all of the new members. This is a great place to find new friends and fellow corvette enthusiasts. If you have any type of question about vette this is the place to get answers, A tremendous amount of knowledge is right here at your fingertips. Enjoy this forum I sure do.

Once again, the new members are joining at a lightning pace!! I haven't been able to keep up!(I'm LAZY!!")

A warm Shark Tank welcome to all of the newest members!!
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Ron, that rattle was probably the catalytic converter.  The substrate was probably loose.  After some time it breaks up and blows out the tail pipe.  So cat converter is probably dead, but if you don't have a emission test to go through, and your car is over 25 years old so you don't, there is nothing to worry about.  It won't affect the way the car runs.

Yes, here... here...   Welcome all and enjoy this wonderful website.

 

Hey Ken what about the Heat Riser  Remember my problem.

Welcome the the site Pace Car-Ron, glad to see another Pace Car owner on here, now I won't feel so all alone  .......

Ron check out this thread https://www.c3vr.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=64829&PN=1 the heat riser is a very common cause of rattles and mine seemed to lessen as the engine heated up.

Welcome once again

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