me wrote:
> "Cheesehead" <dplotusnotes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:6624d740-7739-4a63-b560-b7891dde21db@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> Body: W124
>> Year: 1987
>> Engine: Diesel (says 2.5 Turbo on the trunk lid) L6
>>
>> The problem: When I brake, though sometimes even sitting still but
>> especially when braking, I hear a loud clanking under the hood.
>> Sounds like the fan blade hitting something. The car has a
>> replacement Nissen radiator. I cannot see any damage to the radiator
>> but two blades show edge wear.
>>
>> What would you check?
>> I can't find any looseness in the fan clutch.
>> Maybe engine mounts?
>> I'm in a quandry. Just replaced the radiator and don't want to have
>> to do it again.
>> The previous radiator was the same Nissen replacement model. They
>> appear thicker than the original Behr, but unfortunately I don't have
>> the original to compare. Can anyone provide me the thickness of their
>> radiator?
>>
>> Again, I am in a quandry on this one and don't want to drive the car
>> until it is fixed correctly.
>
> Motor mount(s) collapsed..

Sounds likely. My GF once shifted my Saab 9-3 from 4th into 2nd (stick
shift) at faiely high speed which tore the rear motor mount apart. The
result was a loud cranking under the hood whenever I drove backwards.

X.

(kept the GF but switched to MB automatics)