Great idea removing the belts for a second or two. Never thought of doing that to eliminate 3 variables at once. On Oct 21, 2014 2:27 PM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > I use an old stethoscope one of my doctor friends donated to the VW cause > ... very good for listening to the innards of my old air-cooled engines and > will probably be just as handy with the WBX. > > On 21-Oct-2014, at 13:41, raceingcajun wrote: > > > I saw a guy almost get impaled with a screw driver getting caught it a > belt > > once, very dangerous!! I found a piece of rubber hose works just as well > for > > sound transfer down the opened tube, plus being flexible it wont get > caught > > and drive back into an eye, etc. I guess the main trick is being extra > > careful, what ever you use. > > > > Howard > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:28 AM > > Subject: Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is? > > > > > > I actually get better sound transfer placing the end of the screwdriver > > against the the bone immediately behind my ear. My hearing is pretty > funky, > > so this may or may not be the case for you. > > > > Karl Wolz > > > > > > > > |-----Original Message----- > > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > > |On Behalf Of Chris S. > > |Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 7:59 AM > > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > |Subject: Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is? > > | > > |Take loooong screwdriver, place the pointy end against water > > |pump housing and put the handle firmly against your ear > > |opening. It will look and feel strange, but it will transmit > > |noises directly from the housing. Then you can have a little > > |more fun and try other areas of the engine block. > > | > > |You can also remove the drive belts and start it up to quickly > > |see if water pump, alternator or AC compressor, if present, > > |are the culprit. > > | > > |Chris. > > | > > |Wysłane z iPhone'a > > | > > |Dnia Oct 21, 2014 o godz. 2:15 Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > > | > |
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