This subject has been almost done to death on the list, try searching archives! And I have some info on my website. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca http://members.shaw.ca/albell
on 23/2/03 12:55 pm, Nock wrote: > On trying to rid the "last vestige" of drown between 3-4K rpm. > > Could it be that it is not the exhaust, but simply that the rear engine > mounts are inadequate for the engine at 3-4K? I have heard that this > engine, vibrates a lot AND has a natural resonance at 3-4K. Maybe the rear > mounts (which are primitive and small by modern standards) are letting this > vibration reach the frame, which in turn creates, in large open space of the > vanagon body type, the "drone" type sound we hear? > > How can we test if it is engine mount related our exhaust related? > > Can any user help with this? > > Andrew Nock |
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