[V8] last legs?

[Kent McLean]

NIck Miller wrote:
> So any tests on the A/C diagnosis other than listening for noise?  Maybe
> cycle it on and off to see if the noise increases?  Its hard to decipher in
> my car where the noise comes from, it is just a bit too loud under the
> bonnet.  The lifters have a bit of ticking going on and are noisy and as
> well there seems to be a good bit of whine coming from the front of the
> motor.  It might be a compound problem.

Get a mechanics stethoscope, about $20 at your FLAPS. It will
let you pinpoint where the particular noise is coming from.
Here's Sears version:
<http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00919305000P>

-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"