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Subject: [TR] Fwd: Re: TR3 Howling Noise
From: Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:15:56 -0700
Are you sure it's not just the fan belt? Easy enough to fix with a bar

of soap, assuming the tension is correct of course.
Bob

On 8/20/2010 4:35 PM, William Brewer wrote:
>        So today my TR3A starts to make a howling noise from the engine 
>somewhere. It sounds like someone blowing over the neck of a bottle, but more 
>high pitched. It sounds like it is coming from the left side of the engine, 
>but I am not sure. It is pretty loud and can be heard at idle but appears to 
>diminish with speed.
>        I am in the initial phases of troubleshooting. I fear that it might be 
>a spinning bearing or something. I'll run a stethoscope around to see if I can 
>find a general area.
>        Any suggestions on troubleshooting?
>        TIA,
>
>        Bill in Tehachapi

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