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techtalk:ref:genmsr06 [2019/03/27 18:10] hippysmack [Using a Stethoscope or Other to Hunt Down Engine Noises] |
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| ====== REF: General-MSR 06 ====== | ====== REF: General-MSR 06 ====== | ||
| ====== Using a Stethoscope or Other to Hunt Down Engine Noises ====== | ====== Using a Stethoscope or Other to Hunt Down Engine Noises ====== | ||
| + | See also [[techtalk:ref:genmsr05#hunting_down_sportster_noises|Hunting Down Sportster Noises]] in the Sportsterpedia for examples of what some noises sound like and their origin. \\ | ||
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| Normally, you'd use all of your senses on an engine. ((Ferrous Head of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=977525&page=3)) \\ | Normally, you'd use all of your senses on an engine. ((Ferrous Head of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=977525&page=3)) \\ | ||
| Look at it, (oil leaks ?, obvious bad signs). \\ | Look at it, (oil leaks ?, obvious bad signs). \\ | ||
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| - | A wooden dowel also works well. ((patrickd of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=977525&page=3)) \\ | + | A wooden dowel also works well (transfers noises well). ((patrickd of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=977525&page=3)) \\ |
| Hold one end to the engine and stick the other end against your ear. \\ | Hold one end to the engine and stick the other end against your ear. \\ | ||
| The dowel not only lets you hear the sounds but it will also let you feel them. \\ | The dowel not only lets you hear the sounds but it will also let you feel them. \\ | ||
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| A stethoscope may sound louder in this instance. \\ | A stethoscope may sound louder in this instance. \\ | ||
| But a wooden dowel may feel a harder tap easier. \\ | But a wooden dowel may feel a harder tap easier. \\ | ||
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| + | You can hear soft and loud noises as well as feel light ticking to hard knocking sounds. \\ | ||
| + | A wooden handle screwdriver, hammer or a length of 2x4 will also work. \\ | ||
| + | Place one end on the area you're listening to and the other to your ear. \\ | ||
| + | Sound is transferred through the wood. \\ | ||
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| + | | A wooden dowel for a listening tool. ((photos by Hippysmack)) || | ||
| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:listening_stick_1_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:listening_stick_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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| **With the engine at idle listen at**: | **With the engine at idle listen at**: | ||
