Rattle in the boot

[David_Doan]

I know it probably sounds silly to chase rattles in a Bugeye, but this one is very repeatable.

It sounds like there is a loose piece of metal in the boot - like a nut or washer. Sometimes I hear it rattle, sometimes I hear it slide or roll when I go around a corner, but I can't find it. At this point I think it is in the gas tank.

Before I dive into the gas tank, does it have a flexible pick-up tube with a metal end that might be making this noise?

Thanks,

David

 

[Westfield_XI]

You don't think it might be Junk in the Trunk or Loot in the Boot.......

Sorry, I couldn't resist........

 

[mightymidget]

exhaust, jacks, even round object in trunk, not the gas tank. all one piece..........unless someone (kid) drop something in it when you were not looking....now that would be away to pay back

 

[Trevor Jessie]

I've had a weird clunk in the boot since last summer. Finally decided to see what had been left back there ... spare half shaft that I packed for my trip to Wisconsin.

 

[daveu]

I took the gas tank off my Midget to repair a leak and found about 10 rocks in it. I'm wondering if that was the noise I was hearing in the back last summer.

 

[AN5Sprite]

In my first Bugeye I heard a rattling/rolling sound coming from the fuel tank. What I found inside was two small stones and 3" long spring. Locking gas cap ever since then...

 

[daveu]

Had the Midget out for a drive yesterday and the clunk in the rear is gone. Must have been the rocks in the gas tank.

 

[61frogeye]

After reading this thread I ordered and just received my locking gas cap from Moss...... Thanks for the warning.