Re: [IRCA] [am] [am] Ignition Noise

["Ira Elbert New, III" <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     Sorry...not a whine...it's more of a constant static. It increases as I 
go through the gears. It even partially covers WSB on 750 and I'm just 
outside of Atlanta. And you can forget about trying to hear anything on a 
frequency where a local doesn't exist. I don't get a break anytime soon so I 
have to live with it I guess. We get a Fall Break in October so everyone 
will have figured it out by then and I'll know what to tell my mechanic.

Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!

The antenna is right by the passenger window. It used to hear fine, but it 
has gotten worse as of late. I don't have a rear-window wiper. The noise 
only happens after it is cranked.

>From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] [am]  [am] Ignition Noise
>Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:21:21 -0400
>
> > The antenna is tight so it's not that.
>
>Proximity to the engine matters.  If it's at the opposite end of the car
>from the engine, it gets less noise.
>
> > The tires are almost brand new...purchased in December.
>
>Most tires these days have an anti-static compound in them.  Years ago it
>was an issue.  On a dry day do you ever get a static electricity zap
>touching the door handle when you get in?  If not, that's not going to be
>the problem.
>
> > It was better today driving into work this morning. The rain last night
> > cleared things out, but I know it will return when it's dry again.
> >
> > The noise is a constant whine.
>
>If it is an impulse-type noise, then it's ignition.  A whine usually
>indicates a bad alternator, fan motor or perhaps a wiper motor.  Do you 
>have
>a rear window wiper?  Sometimes that gets left on wuthout being noticed,
>especially if the wiper arm has been removed.
>
>Do you notice it with the ignition on before you start the car?  That could
>be computer or fuel pump.  Most often the in-tank electric fuel pump is 
>well
>suppressed, but sometimes not.  Or, the suppression can fail.  It may be a
>ground has fallen off somewhere.
>
>Craig Healy
>Providence, RI
>
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