Re: [T3] scary noise

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 23 May 2004 at 0:50, Mark Healey wrote:

> As the enine on my manual starts going faster it gets noiser, a lot
> noiser than it does on my automatic, until it reaches a certain
> point where the noise just drops.  It's like something is resonating
> with the engine and reaches a point where it cant.
> 
> I've reached in and wiggled things and can't find a loose part.
> 
> What might it be?

Some guesses:

Loose fan housing

Loose muffler heat shield

Generator bearings

Use a long screwdriver in one ear to listen for the source, like a stethoscope.

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