Re: FW: my 65 rambler... sounds like a dying cow.

["Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The sound is definitely from the trans-engine area.  The access hole in the 
front of the transmiison is where it seems to come from, could be the 
starter not disengaging like someone suggested.

Its a very metallic whirr-moooo.  Maybe I can call everyone on the list and 
do my impersonation over the phone?


((Thanks for the help so far everyone))



> I've been trying to pin down this sound... A dying cow, huh?  I grew up on 
> a
> cattle ranch/ hay farm / dairy/ sawmill opertion farm in the Black Hills 
> and
> have been trying to figure out what can sound like a cow in a car.   They
> either moooo-ed, nawwww-ed or bellowed.  I've seen them die, too.
>
> Must be something like a drawn out MOOOOO... huh?
>
> Do you suppose somebody put an a-oogah horn on that old Rambler and the 
> damn
> thing just needs a little adjusting or a new battery?  Or maybe need horn
> adjustment.  Maybe has been just been stuck too long.
>
> Or maybe something to do with air intake, vibrating somehow.
>
> Maybe just should get a second opinion there on that sound.  Maybe get a
> piece of hose and make like the stethoscope thing...
>
> Now that Bush is back... I let things like this bother me.  I should get a
> life, huh?