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Hello Folks, Well , looks like I fell for the oldest Westy joke in the book! Turns out the "sound" was simply a stuck lifter. Nothing that a short Sunday afternoon drive couldn't take care of! Keep on Truckin' Chris At 01:07 PM 9/14/97 -0700, Chris & Aimee Uzzi wrote: >Hey folks, > >Well, I got up this beautiful Sunday morning, here in Northern California, >me and the wife got dressed up in our Sunday best for church and when I >went out to start up the Westy I heard the "sound". Sounds like an exhaust >leak, but I have not checked her out to be sure (going to do that right >now). Sounds like a loud external ticking, much like the normal motor sound >amplified. Can anyone concur with such little data? She only has 6k on a >brand new motor. > >Anyway, assuming this is in fact an exhaust leak how serious is the matter? >To put things in perspective I am planning on a trip to Medford Oregon next >week (600-700 miles) and I am not sure I can fix it unless I have to. > >Any advice? > >Thanks! > >Chris > > |
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