Sounds like you've got a crack in your exhaust manifold. Or something loose
in that vicinity.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Gruber <jgruber@demainsoft.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 3:22 PM
Subject: Noisier after bump
>
> I was so pleased that my steering wheel was right side up that I went for
a
> nice drive in the country.
>
> I took a bump too fast and heard something crunch on the road.
>
> And then the car seemed to be louder.
>
> I got out and looked for missing mufflers and things like that. Didn't
> find any missing pieces.
>
> It seems to be louder only when accelerating hard, and it seems to be
> coming from the engine compartment on the right side.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
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