Great idea removing the belts for a second or two. Never thought of doing
that to eliminate 3 variables at once.
On Oct 21, 2014 2:27 PM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> I use an old stethoscope one of my doctor friends donated to the VW cause
> ... very good for listening to the innards of my old air-cooled engines and
> will probably be just as handy with the WBX.
>
> On 21-Oct-2014, at 13:41, raceingcajun wrote:
>
> > I saw a guy almost get impaled with a screw driver getting caught it a
> belt
> > once, very dangerous!! I found a piece of rubber hose works just as well
> for
> > sound transfer down the opened tube, plus being flexible it wont get
> caught
> > and drive back into an eye, etc. I guess the main trick is being extra
> > careful, what ever you use.
> >
> > Howard
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
> >
> >
> > I actually get better sound transfer placing the end of the screwdriver
> > against the the bone immediately behind my ear.  My hearing is pretty
> funky,
> > so this may or may not be the case for you.
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> >
> >
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> > |On Behalf Of Chris S.
> > |Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 7:59 AM
> > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > |Subject: Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
> > |
> > |Take loooong screwdriver, place the pointy end against water
> > |pump housing and put the handle firmly against your ear
> > |opening.  It will look and feel strange, but it will transmit
> > |noises directly from the housing. Then you can have a little
> > |more fun and try other areas of the engine block.
> > |
> > |You can also remove the drive belts and start it up to quickly
> > |see if water pump, alternator or AC compressor, if present,
> > |are the culprit.
> > |
> > |Chris.
> > |
> > |Wys�ane z iPhone'a
> > |
> > |Dnia Oct 21, 2014 o godz. 2:15 Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisa�(a):
> > |
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