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Location: Deepest Frogland 30960
Car type: 1933 RP Standard Saloon
29-05-2019, 04:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-05-2019, 04:44 PM by Reckless Rat.)
Have you tried the screwdriver stethoscope method to determine where the noise is coming from? If you get someone else to drive the car, use a big screwdriver and place it against various parts of the car's anatomy and shove the handle end in your ear. I suspect that it's the gearbox as the later synchro ones suffer from thrust wear on the layshaft which would be more evident on "drive" but reduced on over-run when the thrust is in the opposite direction.
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Location: Haverfordwest
Car type: RP Deluxe Saloon 1933
Thanks for your reply, I have just received a “stethoscope” from everybody’s favourite online store, unfortunately it is too good and picks up every little noise.
You can’t beat the old screwdriver method.
I am going to Pembrokeshire classic car show on Sunday so hope to get my friend to listen to all the possible sources on route.
Roger
Location:- Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.