Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:16:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Loretta Abbott <river_boarder@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loretta Abbott <river_boarder@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      h2o engine transplant sounds tinny/diesel-like
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Hi Folks, I'm back in the Vanagon groove after several months of
Vanagonlessness. I got my 90 back after my divorce and just put an engine in
it last weekend. Trouble is, it sounds tinny and more like a diesel than a
gasoline powered. It's not the clicking sound of a sticky lifter but a loud
rattling. My dad is helping me but he knows very little about volkswagens
and thinks they make no sense at all but he thought maybe it was the
transmission pressure plate or a bearing. Has anyone had this experience and
could maybe offer some advice? The engine was from a junkyard and comes with
a warranty, so I can get another one but if the trans is causing this I'd
like to know before going through the engine removal and transport thing all
over again!
TIA
Loretta
90 GL automatic "pseudo-diesel"
92 Ford Sportsmobile

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