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- From: DEVILBISS@OCTAVE.LARC.NASA.GOV (Zaphod Beeblebrox)
- Subject: Re: Vibration in drivetrain
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- Reply-To: DEVILBISS@OCTAVE.LARC.NASA.GOV (Zaphod Beeblebrox)
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
- References: <1992Aug20.043524.10449@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 13:40:57 GMT
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- tedebear@leland.Stanford.EDU (Theodore Chen) writes
-
- > the vibration gets stronger
- >and increases in frequency as road speed increases (most noticeable
- >at 45 mph). when i coast, the vibration goes away. but as soon as
- >i get on the gas, it starts to shake again. my brother (who normally
- >drives the car) says the problem appeared gradually, about a couple of
- >weeks ago. also, the car seems to have no power beyond 70 mph and
- >can't go much faster now. at this point, the vibration seems to
- >disappear - but i think it is just that the frequency is so high that
- >it isn't as noticeable any more.
-
- Recently, I had a similar problem with my Jeep. . . I didn't have the vibration
- but I did have a similar loss of power at higher speeds. It turned out to be a
- clogged catalytic converter. If you have oil in your air clearner and/or PCV
- system, your exhaust system might be constricted. That might also account
- for your vibration problem as the exhaust tries to pass the constriction.
-
- I'm certainly not an expert but who knows??
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