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Re: whistling noise.

To: dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: whistling noise.
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 14:27:28 -0400
Daniel,

That was just your car whistling happily as it motored along!  Are you sure 
it was not a tire whine?  Some of those can sound like a whistle.  What 
wheels are you running?  Stock or aftermarket?  I have been told that some 
wheel profiles can make noise, but I have never experienced it.

Sid


>From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu>
>Reply-To: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: whistling noise.
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:01:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hello Allf,
>       This Sat we went to a sundown wedding at this WAY out of the way beach
>at the end of a very long and twisty road.  About halfway there I noticed a
>whistling coming from my car... It sounded like it was coming from one of 
>the
>wheels but I coudl not tell which.  It only happened when I was going 
>straigt
>in a certain prm range. Going around corners or if I sped up going straight
>there was no noise.  What the heck is going on??
>       About a year ago I re did my rear end with new bearings and collars
>and all that stuff.  Could I of screwed it up??? Is it just time to repack
>the rear wheel bearings??? Is that even possible???
>
>               Daniel 69 2000
>               SF CA

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