about this common "distributor rattle" between 2-4k...
 

what exactly is loose?

i'd like to stop mine from doing it, very annoying

Read the write-up on 20v.org
 

<ul><li><a href="http://www.20v.org/engprob.htm#distributor">Click here and fear the VanCity 90 Club - We Kill You</a></li></ul>

See my response below.....
 

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Re: about this common "distributor rattle" between 2-4k...
 

The dist rattle is only on 20v cars AFAIK (which you don't have). See QCrazy's post.

Common and Fixable!!
 

Your timing belt doesn't have enough tension. I had a rattle that was bad enough for passengers to make worried comments. I replaced the distributor three times. The only thing that worked was a slight increase in timing belt tension.

i'll have the shop check it out, it kinda "clacks" at idle too, 10v NA

This noise that I get is very intermittent....
 

It comes and goes as it pleases. After I posted my problem about 20 posts down, I decided to open the valve cover and see if the cam caps were tightened down to spec. But I couldn't get to it because of the rain here and I haven't heard the rattle at all today.