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Date:         Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:36:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: new noise. help.
Comments: To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY10-DAV13LdEZ7i290001e0cc@hotmail.com>
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When I first start off after the van has been sitting for a bit [motor turned off] there is a click, click click sound from the right rear. Doesn't do it taking off from stop signs, or any other normal stop.

Ideas?

Mike

On 3/5/04 2:08 PM, "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> It's a special feature to tell you that you've gotten to 300,000 miles. > Undocumented of course. > > > Now on my 84 I have this 'whump' sound whenever I accelerate or brake, right > under my feet. Like the spare was sliding around, but the carrier is tight > and it hasn't changed or made anything fall off in the 15,000 miles since I > bought it. > > > tim in san jose > > > > >> patient: >> 86 syncro with 300,000 miles. >> >> A new noise developed for me this morning. This was >> after 15 miles of driving. I have a 7 mile hill to >> climb (3rd gear, sometimes 2nd if i don't get a good >> running-start). About 1/2 way up the hill i start to >> hear a high-speed clicking. Hmmm. I put in the clutch >> and it goes away. I try to accelerate and it just gets >> more pronounced. When i let up on the gas it goes >> away. Speed during this was between 40-55 mph. Noise >> is there when in 3rd and 4th gear. >> >> I stopped the first chance i got and yanked at the >> front axles, diff, driveshaft, universal joints, and >> everythingk i could get to. NOTHING moves at all. >> Everything was very solid. >> >> After getting back on the road the sound was gone for >> the first 5 minutes and then re-appeared. >> >> Any ideas? The bus has about 300K miles on it. New >> front bearings and one new side of cv's. Could this be >> a diff-bearing or maybe a CV? >> >> I'll pull the driveshaft this weekend, but want to >> start thinking about this now. >> thanks >> matthew >> 86 syncro >> >> ===== >> Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death >> Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" >> University of Idaho >> www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster >> http://search.yahoo.com >> > >


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