Date:         Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:59:08 -0700
Reply-To:     gholst@RAMBUS.COM
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From:         Grant Holst <gholst@RAMBUS.COM>
Organization: Rambus inc.
Subject:      Re: buzzing in dash
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Alistair Bell wrote:
>
> A couple of suggestions....
>
> heater control cables, a couple run across the heater/ventilation box and
> are "held" in place with adhesive tape - maybe one or two have come adrift
> and the housings are rattling against the vent system?
>
> The plastic vent hoses leading to the defogger outlets? Th outlets
> themselves?
>
> The ashtray?
>
> A bit of schmumpf ?
>
> Alistair
>
> ----------
> >From: Grant Holst <gholst@RAMBUS.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: buzzing in dash
> >Date: Tue, Oct 19, 1999, 9:16 AM
> >
>
> > Since I installed the Eurospec kit I have been
> > plagued with rattles and buzzes. The shifter rattles
> > at 3500 -3900 rpm but I think that's just a worn ball
> > socket. The one buzzing noise that really drives me crazy
> > is somewhere in the dash and I can't for the life of me
> > figure out where it's coming from. It sounds like it's
> > coming from the center/top of the dash. The only
> > thing in that area is the wiper motor and the vent system.
> > I've pulled out the cig. lighter and held the radio while
> > driving so it's neither of those. I've moved the vent knobs
> > back and forth and that doesn't change the noise either.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Grant Holst
> > Sunnyvale, CA.
> >


I've checked heater cables, ashtray,vent outlets and hoses.
It's a very "loose" metalic buzzing, high pitch sound.

Grant