Noise on startup from cold and when accelerating

[scottidog]

Hiya, i noticed a noise over the last few days when i first started my surf up on a morning in the cold, it is what only can be described as a scarpering noise from the engine bay bulkhead area. Sounds weired i know but thats how it sounds, it sounds like a cat has been asleep under the bonnet and when i start up it runs like crazy scratching its nails on the floor as it runs away. Any how i noticed it today when i was setting off on a steep hill and when accelerating hard on a straight road. Its a long shot but any ideas guys,

cheers scottidog

[kitesurf_phil]

Hiya, i noticed a noise over the last few days when i first started my surf up on a morning in the cold, it is what only can be described as a scarpering noise from the engine bay bulkhead area. Sounds weired i know but thats how it sounds, it sounds like a cat has been asleep under the bonnet and when i start up it runs like crazy scratching its nails on the floor as it runs away. Any how i noticed it today when i was setting off on a steep hill and when accelerating hard on a straight road. Its a long shot but any ideas guys,

cheers scottidog

Could it be a slipping belt? I was about to start a new thread as my PAS belt squeals whenever the steering is on full lock.

[scottidog]

no

my first thoughts exactly, but no i have looked under the bonnet this morning and got the wife to start her up, its from the rear end of the engine by the bulkhead, really strange.

scottidog

[andy]

It could be the starter not disengaging, you need to find out if it's the top or bottom of engine where the noise is.

[jet1749]

Yeah, I had that noise on recent cold mornings. like a cat in a spin dryer when moving at about 20-50mph. The noise seemed to come from behind the dash or bulkhead. I had recently changed the speedo face to mph and thought that I had kinked the speedo cable, removed the clocks to check but couldn'd find anything. Not happened again, but it hasn't been real cold since

[Chillitt]

i just put the cat in the spin drier, now its not making any noise at all.

[jet1749]

Job sorted then, no problem....