hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (01/12/86)
Well, just in case you were wondering, I figured out what the ringing was
coming from tonight. Background: '83 Thunderbird, V8, rings like an
alarm-bell from 19 to 23 mph, and occasional other times.
Answer: there was a pressed piece of metal used to hold the dipstick
at a fixed distance from the engine. However, only about 1/3 of this
piece is used for this purpose. The other 2/3'rds makes a bizarre bend
just so it can sit about 1/8 inch away from the engine. And no, it serves
no purpose, holds no wires, attaches nowhere; it hasn't even got a single
hold drilled into it. But when climbing a hill, the engine twists
ever so slightly to one side and....briiiiiiiiiing.
thanks all,
-dave
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David Hsu Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department
<disclaimer> University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
hsu@eneevax.umd.edu {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu CF522@UMDD.BITNET
And then there were none.