Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:39:30 -0500 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: 1990 C900 T16-Possible bad clutch?
"dcathey" <dcatheynospametcom.com> wrote in message news:dC02c.20154$yZ1.1560nospamread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Team, > When I'm driving in 1st, or 2nd gear at about 3000rpm I hear a strange, sort > of oscillating noise in the engine compartment. It sounds like a low pitched > vibration, almost like my front license plate, or maybe that heat shield > next to my battery, is vibrating loudly, but just at a specific frequency > (2800-3000 rpm). It's sort of a rrroonnngg-rrroonnngg-rrroonnngg, but only > within that rpm range. Clutch never slips, never pops out of gear. Car has a > fairly gentle 115k miles with no clutch replacement. > Ideas? > Thanks. > Dennis Sounds like a loose heat shield -Fred W