Rattle sound from around the torque converter

1980 CHEVROLET CUSTOM DELUXE
140,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BONINO.THOMAS
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It sounds like a loose rattling kind of sound from around the torque converter. took off the inspection plate, and no loose bolts on it, or anything i could see. it gets worse when the car is in drive.
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May 20, 2019 at 6:16 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Hi Thomas,

If this gets louder when there is a load on the engine most likely one of the springs inside the converter have broken. It is also possible that there is something inside the bell housing that this is scraping. Does it get faster when you increase RPM?

Either way, the only way I can see finding the route cause is to remove it.
May 21, 2019 at 4:06 PM
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