Message text written by "Tim I. Purdy"
>Drove to Reno, Nevada, 84 miles to visit friends.
Unfortunately, took a wrong turn into the condo complex. The pavement, had
a
bit of a abrupt end, and the tail end of the TR4 appeared to make contact.
Right there after it made loud noises, like no muffler, type, roaring real
loud. Thought when I hit that little drop, puncture a hole, and my friend
kind of crawled underneath, when I started the TR and spotted some exhaust
smoke. Leave the TR parked overnight, start it up the next morning to go
home, 84 miles, and its making that roaring noise, especially when I have
to
accelerate up a grade or mountain pass. About 35 miles on the highway, all
of
sudden, the noise stops, and its like its so quiet, thought the TR died,
but
kept going on the highway, without noise, and no changes with the guages.
Have not had a chance to crawl underneath, but would appreciate any ideas
what
may have happened. Always, thankful and grateful
<
I suspect that what happened to you is what happened to me some 30 years
ago. There is a loose joint in the exhaust system and when you drove off
the ledge the pavement caught the tail pipe and pulled the exhaust system
apart at that joint. After 35 miles of bouncing around on the highway the
two pipes found each other again and fell back into place. This is a
testimony to the good job of fitting the exhaust hangers.
Dave
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