Crankcase Ventilation Hose due to crankcase vent hose leak?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.1.32.19970922081846.0068cd30@king.cts.com> mike posner writes:

> Probably not. common sign of exhaust leak.  Check for broken studs  or
> missing, loose
> nuts at ex. manifold, or cracked manifold. Is the ticking worse when engine
> is cold?
> Then disappearing after warm-up? Cracked mfld. often seals with expansion
> (temporarily).

IM (considerable) E, this tick is _much_ worse when the engine is warming up 
again after having stood from hot for an hour or so.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club