Interesting! I am going to load those onto the iPod for the next trip! Anyone have a recording of a normal sounding air cooled? I'd like to play it loud enough to cover up the noise from my Type III next trip. Jeff On 2009-11-03, at 9:58 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > www.ratwell.com has recorded sounds of VW motors (air-cooled) which > can give you a good idea of lifter clatter. > ------Original Message------ > From: Rocket J Squirrel > Sender: Vanagon Mailing List > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > ReplyTo: Rocket J Squirrel > Subject: Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - > Lifter noise) > Sent: Nov 3, 2009 10:44 > > It's plenty loud enough to be noticeable. It's distinct. It's loud > enough > so you'd be unlikely to overlook it unless you live under a freeway > overpass or something. > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > > > > On 11/3/2009 7:25 AM Jeff Lincoln wrote: > >> Thanks John - would it be real loud or just noticeable? Mine isn't >> terribly >> loud but very noticeable - I'll have to listen again tonight to see >> if I'd >> say it was a clack. >> >> I've been doing some reading and I certainly haven't driven it or >> run it >> long enough to pump up those lifters. I'm going to use it to runt >> he kid to >> football tonight (about 10 miles or so round trip) and see what >> happens >> then. >> >> Thanks again for the info. >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '90 Carat (Grover) >> '86 (We call this one Parts) >> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus >> > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry |
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