RE: [T3] *tok* *tok* *tok* sound

[Mark Fuhriman <fw2@fwoakland.com>]

On Wed, 23 May 2001, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> A connecting rod would make noise all of the time. I don't think you would
> hear a loose valve guide, except maybe some extra valve lash noise. Hmmmmm,
> I am still leaning towards a noisy CV joint.
> Wait a minute, how about the tail pipe hitting the body as the engine
> torques.

I doubt it's the tailpipe.  I would expect such a noise to be of higher frequency than the *tok* I hear.  

Do you think I can safely rule out an internal engine problem based on the results of that "standing load test" and the fact that I've heard that noise only going up a steep hill?  There are no odd sounds at idle or while decelerating, no flat-land acceleration problems, no green light flickers...

I guess I'll listen more carefully for the CV possibility.  Thanks!

-Mark Fuhriman

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