Re: alfa-digest V7 #813

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 6/15/99 7:27:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< 91 164L. On hard 
 right turns the AC makes a loud hiss, almost as if the fan had been switched 
 to a higher setting. I called the mechanic who usually works on the car. He 
 claims there's "no connection" between the steering wheel and the AC...well, 
 guess what, unless there's a gerbil in there with a sensitivity to right 
 turns, there is a connection...any ideas?
  >>

I'll bet it has nothing to do with the actual steering but with the motion of 
the car when in a turn.  In the daytime, check the AC compressor brackets, 
etc. for tightness.  At night, sprinkle gerbil food around the engine bay and 
see if it's gone by morning.  This should give you a good idea of the source 
of the noise.

Charlie
AROSC, LA, CA, USA

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