We have 86 8V GTI... at idle, around 800-850rpm it's got a death rattle...
Neighbor insists it's exhaust, but that is new... any heat shields down there that might be loose?
At 950 to 1000rpm it sounds fine.
Yes, bend over and look under the car...
Pencilneck wrote: : Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote: :> We have 86 8V GTI... at idle, around 800-850rpm it's got a death rattle... :> :> Neighbor insists it's exhaust, but that is new... any heat shields down :> there that might be loose? :> :> At 950 to 1000rpm it sounds fine. :>
: Heat shield, CAT has fallen apart, small rocks in the CAT heatshield, : coke bottle hanging by a wire in the door panel with a note saying "Ha, : I see you finally found it you rich SOB (true story... well, people for : some reason think it is true). Take your pick.
I gotta find some ramps (or at least a jack I guess ;-)
Been poking around inside the engine compartment and haven't found anything that could be doing it. The cat might be right...
Trying to track down the broken shift linkage a few weeks back I stopped some guy walking down the street and asked him if he'd hop in the car for a minute and move the shifter around until I could find the rods that went together. I assured him I wasn't nuts, he slowly got in but I'm sure once he moved the stick he could tell I was telling the truth...
Get ramps, I wouldn't go crawling under a car without a jack.
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