On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Alistair Bell wrote: > Gee I wonder when it is supposed to start rattling apart? I do find that if I don't use locktite I sometimes lose some of the assorted bolts and machine screws that hold the underbelly pan and muffler on. I think that has more to do with it being a diesel than an I-4, though. The vibration at speed isn't so bad, but at idle it shakes everything back there pretty fiercely.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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