Volks, I've tracked down a rattle that's been driving me nuts. I was thinking motor mounts, but it was instead an exhaust problem. I have a rattle caused by insufficient clearance where the exhaust coming off the left head passes over the whatchamacallit-engine-hanger-thingy. (You know the brace that runs behind the engine- braces the engine via motor mounts to the bus.)
A short piece of wood from a paint stir fits, but of course falls out in a few miles of driving.
Hate to take the hammer to my new (probably made in China) exhaust manifold. A thoughts of how stick something (wood, rubber, etc.) in there and make it stay? Someone else said use a worm clamp to do the opposite-- hold the exhaust against the engine bracket. Seemed like a bad idea as the engine and body move independently... TIA Thanks In Advance or Temporary Ischemic Accident (why I bought a vanagon!), herr Kaptain ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. |
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