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Re: engine noise, loss of power

To: <mgraziano@mindspring.com>, "Alex Baroiant" <superman100@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: engine noise, loss of power
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 10:54:03 -0500
Mike - What happened to CREDIT SWISS CHEESE??

At this exact moment in time 3/3/00 9:39 AM, mgraziano@mindspring.com 
made the profound statement:

>
>Alex BaSorry,  Can't help on the problem,  but that's one hell of a 
>commute?  And I thought my commute of 100 miles a day was bad...  How many 
>miles are on the car?
>
>
>roiant <superman100@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Here is one for the  experts...
>
>I was driving home tonight in my 74 B (101,500 miles).  the car started fine
>and ran well.  after about 2 miles of street driving, I started hearing
>noises... metallic knocking noises when the engine was under load
>(accelerating).  I also noticed a significant loss of power. the car idled
>very rough and hesitated to rev up.
>
>whaddya think?  stuck valve? broken piston ring?
>
>what's the first thing I should check?
>
>Alex Baroiant
>Cal Poly University
>Graduate School of Business
>


Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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