ianfordcarr
New Member
For the past few weeks I've been hearing a "chuffing" noise from the front of the engine on my 1974 2200 TC. It's most noticeable at tickover, and speeds up with revs and has been getting slightly louder over time. It sounds like a typical blown exhaust sort of noise and I seem to remember reading here that the TC manifold can be prone to this.
With this in mind I took off the air filter and carb heat shield to look for any signs, but couldn't check the front pipes because they were covered by an air intake heat box. Taking it off seemed a simple job as it was just a matter of unbolting the U clamp holding it on the first cylinder exhaust pipe. Not so! It remained firmly fastened in place somewhere I couldn't see. Any suggestions for getting at it gratefully received.
With this in mind I took off the air filter and carb heat shield to look for any signs, but couldn't check the front pipes because they were covered by an air intake heat box. Taking it off seemed a simple job as it was just a matter of unbolting the U clamp holding it on the first cylinder exhaust pipe. Not so! It remained firmly fastened in place somewhere I couldn't see. Any suggestions for getting at it gratefully received.