I've found up to 10 tiny intake leaks on the intake plunnum and runners. glad you found it . have had great luck with a listening hose held to the ear, and at various spots on engine. also a 2 1/2 foot long hardwood listening stick .. amazing the sounds going on inside injectors, in the block. in the alternator etc. have seen and heard lots of loose alternator bearings, and of course floppy-loose alternator mounting at the bottom of alt. scott On 11/11/2015 4:26 PM, thewestyman wrote: > Found the Screaming sound; vacuum leak under the inlet pipe. > Apparently, I > have left a piece of the old gasket's paper on it. > But first I took off the belts to see, and when it was still going, I > took > off that double pipe and fixed it. > > Now, I'm wondering why the engine is pulsating as it's idling. Would I > need > to use a different ECU? Raising the idle is not helping so far. > > Thanks to all, > Zoltan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart MacMillan > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 5:24 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Screeming sound > > Hi Zoltan, > > Loose belt? I doubt it's a bad pump, that would be a real bummer. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > thewestyman > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:40 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Screeming sound > > Hi to all, > > I have just put an older engine in with new water pump, into a 1.9 van. > Although not immediately, but very soon a high pitch screaming sound is > coming from the left side. I’m suspecting the new water pump, but > someone > else would say otherwise. Any ideas? > Zoltan > |
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