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Originally Posted by grivera

I believe Joe will be doing some more testing this weekend. If he unbolts the converter from the flexplate pulls it back and the noise remains, will that rule-out the flexplate being the culprit?

In most cases yes, unless it is actually a crack at the mounting surface of the flexplate where it meets the crank flange. It could also be contacting something protruding from the pan or block (but not very likely).

As for glitter, I would have to go back and look at the pics, honestly don't recall off the top of my head, but I do remember there were no red flags. Not sure if it was the pics, or if it was residual from the windage tray and valley pan, but I saw no reason for alarm.

Yeah, I recall the first converter pull back and results (I wasn't present), which is why I commented on the flexplate hub and possible crack there. Long shot, but can't honestly say if it was checked in depth enough to tell if it was a crack somewhere else, other than the common converter mount points. Should know soon enough though.

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