Re: 5kTQ Noises

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>]

At 03:57 PM 2/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
It vanishes if I let off the throttle or push in the clutch,
>and can't be detected when I open the hood while stopped.  

Mine was a brake guard contacting the front passenger side rotor. Drove me
berserk!

  Number two (related?): if I let off the gas entirely and stay
>in gear (coasting to a stop), I hear (at high speed) a clanking/ringing
>sound from the drivetrain, 

Check fer a broke rubber exhaust donut (hanger), allowing the exhaust to
droop slightly and contact the propshaft. Very common...



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