Chuck -
Could just be a carb whistle. It may never happen again unless the
temperature and humidity are just right.
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
chuck ciaffone wrote:
>
> Hey Y'all,
>
> Gotta new symptom. After runniing a while the '72
> Midget commences to scream ... or maybe whistle.
> Sounds like a cross between a vacuum leak and a
> belt slipping. Thing is, it's loudest and highest
> pitch at idle or at steady moderate speeds. During
> acceleration, the pitch seems to drop and maybe it
> stops until I flatten out the curve.
>
> I drove home and popped the bonnet, but I so far can't pinpoint
> the origin. When I then start the engine again, it's gone!
> (Probably needs to warm up again?) Later I'm gonna check
> the various vacuum points -- especially those I've capped
> off in deleting the smog controls. Meanwhile, anybody
> got any helpful ideas? (Like, I assume the fact that it
> drops in pitch as the revs climb sorta rules out a belt
> problem?)
>
> On the good side, I successfully installed a new windscreen.
> Nice to see again. (You don't suppose that has something to
> do with the noise, do ya?)
>
> chuck
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