David
75 504 GLD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin B. Rhodes [SMTP:krhodes1@maine.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 9:36 AM
> To: peugeot@padui.org
> Subject: Something broke... ;-(
>
> Hello all - Claudette (85 505S TD) had her first failure in my keep
> yesterday. I was 200 miles into a 500 mile round trip when a hissing
> flapping sort of noise began to occur whenever I had to step on the
> throttle. This got progressively worse over the next 20 miles or so until
> it became the full bodied roar of an unmuffled turbo diesel. I am assuming
> that something in the exhaust system broke up front - the sound seems to
> be
> coming from under the passengers feet. I have not had a chance to put her
> up on ramps to take a look yet - any common culprits? It also now makes a
> slight clank when I start it - I figure that is the two parts of the
> exhaust hitting each other. Still, other than the noise she ran like a
> clock all the way. One other thing, when sitting for a long time at idle,
> how warm should the engine get? I was sitting a drive-though for a long
> time 15+ minutes the other night, the temp gauge got almost up to the last
> white line - two-three white lines above where it normally sits. I turned
> on the A/C (which tuns on the electric fan) and it quickly dropped a good
> bit. I am wondering if my main fan is not engaging?
>
> Kevin Rhodes
> 85 505S TD