strange noise while accelerating

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As the next post mentions.  
You can stand next to the car with it at idle, IN neutral, hood open and 
thumb the throttle cam open by hand and look/listen for the buzzing.

This should eliminate the drivetrain.
-Scott by BOSTON

> From: Shawn Manny <>
> hrm....check for vaccum leaks, exhaust leaks, wheel bearings and maybe
> drive shaft bushings. Thats my guesses.
> 
> On Apr 8, 2005 11:12 AM, Matt Bliefernich <> wrote:
> > I recently purchased an '86 4kcsq from a guy who took pretty good care of
> > it.  I drove it home from Ohio to Minnesota and durig the drive noticed a
> > high pitched grinding sound or it could almost be a hissing?  I have not 
> had
> > a lot of experience working on my own cars but am slowly learning.  The
> > noise is there all the time but gets more audible when above 2k rpm.  It is
> > hard to pinpoint where it is coming from ecause it is not real loud and 
> when
> > I open the window to hear it better the wind noise drowns it out.  Does not
> > make it while idling or when the clutch is depressed or taken out of gear.
> > My only thoughts are that I am hearing the lifters which click quietly when
> > idling and sound different when accelerating?  Is this possible?  Anybody
> > have any ideas?  Any help or thoughts are appreciated.
> > 
> > Matt Bliefernich
> >