My TD Jetta has a noise damper at the entrance to the intake. Without
it, the motor growls at certain speeds, resonating in the bodywork.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 4:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: troubleshooting tiico noise/vibrations

On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Andrew Nock wrote:

> As with many, a clear drone noise starts at 3,300 rpm and continues
upward.
> The noise only occurs under load - ie when I run at 3,300 rpm standing
> still, drone is not heard. As for tone, most of my auto aware friends
> hearing the sound think it is either exhaust or air intake related.

I'm having a similar problem with my '82 diesel.  At 55 mph there's a
loud
resonant drone.  It disappears below 50 or above 60.  At first I thought
it was my exhaust, which resembled a lace doily more than solid metal.
But now I've got the whole thing replaced with the stock system, and I
still have the same noise.  (It's quieter at all other speeds, though.)
I
do still have a small leak at the muffler joint I need to fix with some
sealer, but it doesn't seem like enough to cause this much noise.

Is this one of the cabinets sounding off?  Do I just need to stuff a
sleeping bag in the right one?  Or is it because I'm missing the air
intake snorkel?  I assume there's supposed to be one, all I've got is an
opening on the air cleaner cover that looks like something should be
attached to it.

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