Loud noise---Please Help

[Blu]

It was the alt. belt...that did the trick...thank god

but now I am getting a clicking from the dash...relays right?

thanks

blu
'88 80q
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
To: <BLUDODGER at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: Loud noise---Please Help


> Belt going south? H2O pump or alternator also going south?
>
> from chrisdyer at hotmail.com
>
>
>
> >From: "Blu" <BLUDODGER at worldnet.att.net>
> >To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> >Subject: Loud noise---Please Help
> >Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:58:41 -0500
> >
> >Just when you get one problem fixed another rears its ugly head...
> >
> >I was just reading up on the temp sending unit in my car since my temp
> >gauge
> >isn't working and after cleaning the connection and reassembling I decide
> >to
> >take it for a test drive.
> >
> >As I am driving the car around the block to get it heated up, I hear some
> >god awful noise. After a little bit of examining...I was able to
> >observe---that it happens when I am accelerating or when I am in neutral
> >and
> >hit the pedal fairly quickly...somewhere around 3200-4000 rpms. Another
> >thing I noticed is that the lights brighten when the noise occurs. I am
not
> >too sure where the noise is coming from but it sounds like a fan slip but
> >much louder and more violent---like something is hitting something else
> >(metal on metal screech?). It could be my imagination (let's hope) but
> >there
> >seems to be a faint metallic smell right after the noise sounds.  Another
> >point is that the noise happens once per acceleration or throttle hit and
> >last for only a second or two at most. Although it happens fairly
regularly
> >it does not happen every time.
> >
> >What is this? Do I even think of traveling with this car over
Thanksgiving
> >Day?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Blu
> >'88 80q
> >
> >PS--BTW I think I need a new water temp. sender as the gauge only
responded
> >for a few minutes before returning to C. Do they really cost $40?
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
>
>
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