Date:         Sat, 5 Feb 2000 07:52:34 -0600
Reply-To:     Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
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From:         Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
Subject:      Blower noise
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> Calle Falleberg writes that his blower fan is sounding like a screaming
> pig, and that's bad.  Really bad.
>
> My blower fan sounds more like Tweety Bird, the canary in the old
> cartoons.  Not quite, though.  You see, no matter what, it's flat, too
> low in pitch, not quite there.  Sometimes it goes into vibrato, tremolo,
> or whatever, and sounds like an aged diva from the opera--in Kansas
> City.
>
> The question I have for the list, this Friday, is, how can I tune the
> thing to get the pitch up.  I think it would be pleasant to have a
> "Tweety Bird" with me in the car as I drive down these bleak winter
> roads, provided the thing was on pitch.
>
> The VW dealers in Iowa have been absolutely no help in resolving this
> problem.
>
> On the advice of a good friend, I have been driving around with
> bubblegum in my ears,  but it still sounds flat to me, even though it's
> not so easy to hear.  I don't know if this is the right thing to do.  My
> mother said not to put beans in my ears, and when I did, I had all kinds
> of problems.
>
> I have heard of fans making low moaning sounds, and if someone can tell
> me how to get this, I think that would be OK for a while.
>
> So list, come to our rescue.
>
> Chuck Hill