In a message dated 12/29/02 9:29:23 PM, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << Diagnosing those strange sounds from the driver seat is often more difficult than one might expect. >> Stan, my man, you certainly are speaking the truth. I can't tell you how many times I've thought an odd sound was coming from the right front when it was the left rear or some other such thing. Years ago, I had a buzz I thought for sure was coming from the ass end of a Volvo. I went so far as to have my Sweetheart lock me in the trunk and drive around with me in there so that I could trace the source of the buzz, with no success. She thought I was nuts at the time and after all the years of nuptual bliss which I have afforded her, she now knows I'm nuts. I could never ask for her help again because if she ever had me in a car's trunk again, she would head straight for La Baja. As for the buzzing sound, one day as I was warming up the car, I reached up to crank open the sunroof and the sound stopped. It seems at the right engine speed the plastic knob on the sunroof crank would start singing its tune. I cranked a little more bend into the wavy washer under the knob and never heard from it again. George |
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