Bad News, Need Help!

[Inneedofabuick]

ok, tonight i started it put it into reverse and all i hear is like something is banging around like rotating and hitting something which i think is the oil pan poped it back into drive and it goes away but it noticible under a little acceleration. I fear it might be a thrown rod. But it still starts up ok and runs but that sound is now constant. We had it towed back to our house. Any ideas where to start? I dont plan on doing the work myself b/c i lack the tools to tear an engine down.

 

[HI85WH1]

why does that remind me of flexplate?

 

[77tech9]

ditto

if you have a working engine with that sound, i'm sure it's just flexplate cover.

 

[Inneedofabuick]

God i hope so, it seems to run ok but the sound is really loud. It does seem like something is rotating and hittting something.
Sorry trying to describe it best i can. will check the flexplate.
Thanks, any other ideas? And what would it be doing if it was a rod?

 

[HI85WH1]

No, I'm thinking of cracked flexplate... sometimes they make more noise in reverse than drive or vice versa... something about the thrust loads changing?

 

[77tech9]

Rods dont run very long when making that noise, it's something external to the engine (I hope)