Sounds like a bad water pump. If you can turn the fan clutch fairly easy and it feels smooth to turn, it is probably the water pump bearings. You would have to replace the pump. Have an Imperial day, Russell Sullivan 1966 Crown Coupe 2 dr ht ----- Original Message ----- From: "canu di bona" <ccdibona@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 10:40 PM Subject: IML: Help! Terrible Engine noise. > At idle everyone can hear my 62 Imperial rattle and > make an odd sound coming from the fan. It sounds like > bearings going. Can this be with only 35K miles? The > fan seems loose but the belt is tight. Loose in a way > that if wiggled, there is a fair amount of play. What > can I do to fix this noise? > Thanks, CAnu > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > >