Mine was the diff whining after having leaked its oil at one point. There
is another noise which does not come and go with the throttle, but has a
rhythmic rumble all the time, and that is wheel bearings. The diff is
nothing to worry about, the bearings could be.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Gernert <kgernert@triad.rr.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 3:25 AM
Subject: The sounds you hear with the top up
> The last few days have been uncharacteristically chilly here in North
Carolina, and
> so I've been driving my 79B with the top up. It just shouldn't be that
way here in
> early September.
>
> Anyway, with the top up, I hear more sounds from the car than otherwise.
One I've
> been hearing has me a little concerned. There's some kind of noise coming
from the
> back end that only occurs when I'm lightly feathering the throttle. It's
not there
> under decent acceleration, or when I'm completely off the throttle. Just
when I'm
> trundling along barely on the throttle to keep speed on a flat road.
>
> It's hard to describe, but I was wondering if someone might be able to
relate to this
> experience.
>
> I have recently checked the oil level in the differential, and new
universal joints have
> been installed recently.
>
>
>
> --
> Keith Gernert
> 79 MGB
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