Matt Goike <goikem@state.mi.us> writes:
>
>hello, i have come here (once again) seeking knowledge.
>
>the bus has been resting, but the weather is warming.  within
>two weeks i will be swapping motors in my 81(california version), due to
>an as-yet unidentified intermittent-but-mostly-present tweedling/chirping
>sound (on revving/acceleration, and sometimes a constant slow chirp at
>idle) and the availability of a low-cost replacement motor. i wouldn't mind
>diagnosing what the chirping is before i remove the engine, so i can
>fix/rebuild later at leisure.  any ideas?
>
Bad alt. bearing or loose belt?  Something caught in the fan?  Loose spark
plug allowing air to escape?

Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@ippdsgi3.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil