Hello Folks,

Well , looks like I fell for the oldest Westy joke in the book! Turns out
the "sound" was simply a stuck lifter. Nothing that a short Sunday
afternoon drive couldn't take care of!

Keep on Truckin'

Chris

At 01:07 PM 9/14/97 -0700, Chris & Aimee Uzzi wrote:
>Hey folks,
>
>Well, I got up this beautiful Sunday morning, here in Northern California,
>me and the wife got dressed up in our Sunday best for church and when I
>went out to start up the Westy I heard the "sound".  Sounds like an exhaust
>leak, but I have not checked her out to be sure (going to do that right
>now). Sounds like a loud external ticking, much like the normal motor sound
>amplified. Can anyone concur with such little data? She only has 6k on a
>brand new motor.
>
>Anyway, assuming this is in fact an exhaust leak how serious is the matter?
>To put things in perspective I am planning on a trip to Medford Oregon next
>week (600-700 miles) and I am not sure I can fix it unless I have to.
>
>Any advice?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Chris
>
>