From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed Aug 18 2004 - 20:13:01 PDT
Just out of curiosity, this bolt that you mention, if it was missing, then
how did you determine that it was buggered up? lol
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Diagnosing engine compartment noises
> I have used a bic pen body and a rubber vacuum hose. Put the pen
> body in the hose, and put the hose to the ear, and probe around
> for the noise. You will hear all kinds of things. This is how I
> determined where my ticking/squeaking noise was coming from. Not
> the head gaskets or pilot/throwout bearing as many did guess, but
> a vibration between the front fender and the body where a bolt
> was buggered up and missing.
>
> Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> > Is there such a thing as a highly directional microphone that can be
> > used for pinpointing sound sources within an engine compartment?
> > Sometimes it's hard to tell where a particular sound comes from. Being
> > able to isolate the sounds from each and every component could be very
> > helpful.
> > Just thinking out loud.
> > Bjorn
> >
> >
> >
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