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We also used a old broom handle. A pipe will work too. All of this is before the Doctor Stephoscope (?) was adapted to Automotive use. Russ Wolfe wrote: > > Subject: RE: Fw: [T3] Loud and Jerky > > > > > > > > My favorite method for identifiying funny-sound locations is to > > use one of the variations on the stethoscope theme. > > > > For most leaking or clicking sounds, get a length of, say 1/2" - > > 1" diameter tube. Put one end in your ear, and point the > > other end around > > the engine until you get a fix on the malicious sound. > > > > For internal clunking or scraping sounds, use a larger > > screwdriver > > as a sound conduction probe. The pointy end goes on the the block/fan > > housing/generator/whatever, and the back end goes against > > your head; the > > corner of your jaw near the joint works pretty well. (Hey, > > quit looking > > at me funny! It works!) > > > That is an old mechanics trick, and it works. A paper towel roll works too > for locating exhaust leaks and such. > > Russ Wolfe > russ_wolfe@MAHLEParr.com > > Mahle Parr Filter Systems > 505 E. Madison > Winterset, IA 50273 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe -- Richard Green Lost in Texas with Bluebonnets and Blue Bell Ice Cream