Miata Mailing List: November 1996, Message #208
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   From: Gary Spray 

Subject: Re: Strange transmission noise

   Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 11:19:49 -0500



At 08:34 PM 11/2/96 -0500, Vic Harder wrote:

>To the all knowing collective:

>

>I recently commented on test driving Miatae, and received LOTS of feedback

>on the relative merits of 1990 vs 1996 cars.  Thank you all.

>

>Today I drove a 92 and a 94, both Canadian base models.  The 92 was my

>preference this time, except that it made a strange whining noise.  This

>noise was not comming from the engine, although it was RPM dependent.  That

>is, in each gear, as you accelerate, the whine changes in pitch as you run

>up the RPM's.   The sound is most like the sound you get when accelerating

>in reverse... a "square cut gear" kind of whine.  The whine also only occurs

>during acceleration.. if you back of the throttle, it immediately stops.

>

>I haven't heard this on any other Miata i have driven.  Other than that, the

>car is a dream.  What is this noise?  Is it serious?

>

Has it had the PS/AC belts changed recently? Mine made a similar noise after

the 60K service.



Gary Spray

Topeka, Kansas

Crystal White '90 A 

M Club #43



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