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Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:44:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: whistling engine?  or Transmission whine?
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <E1BxIPM-0002Pm-00@smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net>
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Could be a vacuum leak somewhere. A small hole will sometimes whistle as it draws air.

At 12:46 AM 8/18/2004 -0400, Joy Hecht wrote: >I just noticed yesterday a new trick in my van. When I turn on the engine I >get a kind of high pitched whistle. Doesn't matter if I'm in gear, moving, >have breaks on or don't, have foot on gas pedal or not, etc. - it starts as >soon as I turn the key in the ignition. No warning lights coming on, radio >off, fans off, A/C off, gas tank full. > >Any thoughts? I just saw an email from a day or two ago about a >transmission whine - could it be the same? But mine whistles whether or not >I even have my foot on the pedal, which is different from what David >Shepherdson reported. > > >Joy > >**************************************************************** >Joy Hecht >and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon > >For musings about life and the vanadventures: >http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy > >****************************************************************


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