In a message dated 12/29/02 9:29:23 PM, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:

<< Diagnosing those strange sounds from the driver seat is often more
difficult than one might expect. >>

Stan, my man, you certainly are speaking the truth.  I can't tell you how
many times I've thought an odd sound was coming from the right front when it
was the left rear or some other such thing.  Years ago, I had a buzz I
thought for sure was coming from the ass end of a Volvo.  I went so far as to
have my Sweetheart lock me in the trunk and drive around with me in there so
that I could trace the source of the buzz, with no success.  She thought I
was nuts at the time and after all the years of nuptual bliss which I have
afforded her, she now knows I'm nuts.  I could never ask for her help again
because if she ever had me in a car's trunk again, she would head straight
for La Baja.  As for the buzzing sound, one day as I was warming up the car,
I reached up to crank open the sunroof and the sound stopped.  It seems at
the right engine speed the plastic knob on the sunroof crank would start
singing its tune.  I cranked a little more bend into the wavy washer under
the knob and never heard from it again.

George