Re: [T3] *tok* *tok* *tok* sound

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 22 May 2001, at 17:48, Mark Fuhriman wrote:

> My car is a '69 FI, MT Fastback.  Just a few hundred miles ago I gave
> it the 3,000 mile tune-up, including valve adjustment.  I've had the
> car about a year.  The PO gave me receipts that show an engine rebuild
> about 20k miles ago.  
> 
> My daily drive includes a few long, steep hills that I normally travel
> at around 30-35 mph in 3rd gear at medium RPM.  It's a good load on
> the engine, and I often slow down and move to 2nd gear to avoid
> lugging the engine.  In the last couple of days I have noticed the
> *tok* *tok* *tok* sound when the engine is under this load.  It goes
> away or lessens if I slow down and shift into 2nd gear.  

It's probably just the first sign of an exhaust system starting to rust 
thru. If you want peace of mind you could do a compression check 
to make sure that you don't have a loose head.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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