Date:         Wed, 05 Feb 1997 00:08:04 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff DeLeeuw <jdeleeuw@oz.net>
Subject:      Re: EV piston slap - how noticeable?

If you don't hear it when cold starting, you don't have it. It is both
noticeable and distinctive.

At 08:47 PM 1/31/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Say,
>
>Y'know, I've got a 93 EV, and I'm just about certain it's *never*
>made the noises that've been described in this list as symptomatic
>of EV piston slap.  
>
>My previous two cars were both VW diesels, a rabbit and then a Jetta,
>so I know and love that very, very distinctive sound.  Nope, if we're
>talking about something that's *anything* like diesel clatter, I don't
>think my EV's ever done that.  
>
>How many of 'em did?  A lot?  Most?  Mine's got almost 78,000 miles 
>on it.  If it had been slapping without me noticing it all this time,
>would it have blown up by now?  What happens?
>
>How noticable is it?  Mine has always impressed me for its 
>smoothness -  even when cold.  It just starts & runs smoothly.
>
>Somebody wrote that their dealer confirmed it with a stethoscope.
>Is that what we're talking about?
>
>Thanks - 
>
>Michael Pelikan
>93 EuroVan MV 5 speed
>74 Super Sun Bug
>
>
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