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Subject:Fwd: Whistling from rear end
Date:Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:50:26 +0000

-----Original Message-----
From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
To: dn92610 <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Fri, Mar 15, 2019 10:25 am
Subject: Re: Whistling from rear end

Hi Rick;Well, I am happy, and surprised, the wind noise in general in your ride is quiet enough to hear a whistling (wink, wink,).  All kidding aside, I have a similar noise from the right rear, more of a wooo than a high C, and the current diagnosis is a tranny noise.  I am now in the process of verifying it.  Hope yours is something much more simple, but you might want to check that out.
Dave B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2019 3:49 pm
Subject: Re: Whistling from rear end

my tintop Syncro (2.1 WBX) has the similar  whistling noise from the right
rear (or about). The sound is quite similar to a sound from a turbo -
beginning low whistle to a medium whistle (I wish I have a turbo ). I get
the wheel bearings checked... nope it's not it. My mechanic and myself
assumed that the whistling noise is from the alternator pulley (the one
with a small fan on it), or the friction from a belt.

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