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<p>Sounds like you need a louder exhaust system...</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 11, 2016 8:35:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael Salter<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Austin Healey<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Clutch-related noise</font>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">It seems unrelated to engine speed and sounds the same with the car stationary in neutral and clutch out as it does at speed in any gear.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Michael Salter <span dir="ltr">
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Can you determine if the noise is related to engine speed?<br>
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<div class="h5">On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Michael Oritt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,arial,tahoma,calibri,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">While driving today I noticed a new noise: A faint but constant
whining/</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,arial,tahoma,calibri,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">purring sound that is present when the clutch pedal is NOT
depressed, whether in neutral or in gear and whether in motion or sitting still. </span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,arial,tahoma,calibri,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">When I depress the clutch pedal the sound goes away. Clutch
and transmission operation seem normal. BTW I have a Toyota five-speed with a BJ8 diaphragm clutch.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,arial,tahoma,calibri,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:verdana,arial,tahoma,calibri,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Thoughts please?</span><br>
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