I work in the woodworking industry and the relief holes in the saw
blades sometimes will catch air and whistle ,maybe it could be the
slots,if you have other wheels you could switch and find out FWIW
Brad Fornal
Ron Soave wrote:
> Frank,
> Had this on the Esprit. Also suspected antenna (it
> was a little car phone antenna), tried lots of tricks
> to no effect. Took off antenna, problem gone.
> 'Course on the Lotus it kicked in at 80 and went away
> at 100, but same idea.
>
> --- Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com> wrote:
> > Fellow side curtain drivers
> >
> > I have a whistle in my Bugeye that starts at 45 mph
> > and goes away at 60
> > mph.
> > This is a whistle that sounds like it is coming from
> > the right side.
> > The top is off and no side screens on. I can not
> > find it. My wife tried
> > blocking the antennea, cupping all corners of the
> > windscreen, door
> > opening, even what she could reach on the back side
> > of the bonnet. Still
> > whistles. It is not coming from under the windscreen
> > rubber.
> > It was not there last year, it has been there since
> > I installed the
> > sloted wheels.
> > Could it be the slots? That is the only difference
> > to the car but why
> > only one (right front) wheel if it is the wheel?
> > It sure sounds like it is coming from the antennea
> > but I would think
> > cupping hands all over it would find the whistle.
> > For a cure I just go faster then 60 but I have to go
> > thru the 40s and
> > 50s to get there and sometimes traffic does not
> > allow 65+.
> > It is driving me nuts, it is a high pitched whistle
> > most annoying @ 55
> > MPH!
> > Any Ideas?
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > Bugeye Sprite
> > 67 Sprite
> > 59 A40
> > http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
> >
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