Thanks for the offer and experienced ear Jake.

Oddly the noise seems to be gone, but maybe some "stop and go" traffic
will heat things up. Last part of trip was highway only and cooler
outside.

I'll do some driving around and give you a heads up if the sound appears.

Neil.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> That sounds more like water pump/alternator/intermediate shaft bearing from
> here - if you want a better read, drop by the store on Friday or Saturday
> and then I can really hear it properly.
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:09 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Much thanks for the help. Got home in one piece (in spite of my f'up
>> West of Port Angelos. Pics to follow �;)
>>
>> Here's a youtube link to a quick video I shot of my engine running on
>> 10w30. I had just pulled a long grade in upper 60's F weather:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8AysIQrhfg
>>
>> You can hear it more in the last few seconds but it is audible at the
>> beginning too. Sorry audio is so crappy. Any takers on what it might
>> be?
>>
>> Running 15w40 noise seems to be gone though ambient temps were lower
>> after oil change. My IR gun at coolant hoses and head showed head
>> being hottest at 190F. Upper hose much hotter than lower which was
>> cool. Rad showed normal temps too. Same temps I saw when swap was
>> first running ok ~ 2 years ago.
>>
>> <shrugs>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
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>>
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>>
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
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> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
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>
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