Miata Mailing List: September 1993, Message #72
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   From: John Townsend 
Subject: Re: Exhaust Rattle - 3500 RPM
   Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1993 22:47:07 -0400



>My '91 Miata has developed the rattle at 3500 RPM.  However, a dealer
>took a look at it, and found the source to be the exhaust pipe behind
>the header - NOT the catalytic converter.  The culprit in this case is
>a heat shield on that pipe.

>Has anyone else had this problem?  Anything I should know?


YES! for about the last 3 months, and the dealer eventually found the same thing.
Unfortunatly no replacement under warranty :-(

It is annoying, but we can live with it

                               (^_^)


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