The bolts are tight.

I'm not sure that the mount is good shape.  When I peered into it from the
sides, I see little rubber blocks there, so it mustn't be too bad.

Can you think of any way to evaluate whether the mount is a problem, short
of replacing it?

Thanks!!

On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote:

> Are you sure you properly tightened the transmission mount, and that the
> mount itself is in good shape?
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> pickle vanagon
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
>
> I just was driven around with the engine cover open looking for noises and
> didn't have any luck.  the noise is not coming from the top of the engine
> compartment, so having the cover open actually made it more difficult to
> hear the noise.  The best I have isolated it is, with the cover closed, it
> seems to be coming through the diagonal wall underneath the rear bench.
>  I'm
> at a complete loss as to what it could be.
>
>
> But for it to come through so loud from outside the cabin, I'm afraid that
> it must be something making a *lot* of noise....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Max Wellhouse
> <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
>
> > I think it's time for someone you trust to drive the van down a
> prescribed
> > driving route while you listen facing backwards hanging over the rear
> bench
> > seat with the engine cover off.  Maybe not on the freeway, but a
> > semi-secluded stretch of road where no sudden stops or swerves are
> likely.
> >  Sometimes using a 2-3' long hose can help you isolate the sound by
> putting
> > one end up near your ear.  Be careful not to get the hose or any loose
> > clothing near the spinning parts.  If you have the Z bed, I guess things
> > would fold down flat for you if you choose.
> >
> > I have no clue what the noise is, but your description was very good and
> I
> > understood the exact sound you were describing.  The ultimate irony would
> be
> > if it was indeed a relay doing it's best fribrilation routine.
> >
> > DM&FS
> >
> >
> > At 08:12 PM 6/12/2010, pickle vanagon wrote:
> >
> >> So....
> >> for the past couple of days, pickle has been producing a very
> frustrating
> >> noise.  It's a loud clicking sound, that, as far as we can tell, seems
> to
> >> be
> >> coming from the engine compartment area.
> >>
> >> When you hear it from the front, it sounds like it must be an interior
> >> part
> >> rattling.  It doesn't click with any "rate", let alone a rate that
> >> corresponds at all to engine or wheel speed.  This is why I rule out cv
> >> joints (which are brand new, and have no loose bolts---I just checked)
> and
> >> wheel bearings.  Sometimes it "rattles" *very* quickly, other times
> >> intermittently.  But again, no direct relation to any mechanical speed
> in
> >> the van.  There is, however, a correlation between the noise and
> >> acceleration.
> >>
> >> But then when you sit in the back and look for it, it seems like its not
> >> coming from inside.  I've looked all over, removed all sorts of interior
> >> items (and folded out the bed, etc), and it doesn't fix the noise.  And,
> >> when you take the cushion out of the trunk, it sounds like the noise is
> >> coming from the engine bay.
> >>
> >> I also checked whether it could be exhaust headers hitting the engine
> >> support bar, and it doesn't look like it.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions as to what this could be?  It sounds kind of like a
> large
> >> relay going on and off intermittently out of control.  In any case,
> other
> >> than driving us nuts, it doesn't seem to have any impact on performance.
> >>
> >> I've spent some time under the van looking over everything for "loose
> >> ends",
> >> but to no avail.
> >>
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
> >>
> >> -Wes
> >>
> >
> >
>