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 Posted: 08-19-2010 03:20 pm
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JodyKerr



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 My vote would go with the items that act differently under load. A bad water pump will generally make horrible noises in the driveway as well as under load. Are you sure the mice are at the front of the vehicle, and not somewhere further back in the driveline? (e.g. throw-out bearing, ujoints, etc). Commonly, those types of noises do not appear sitting in the driveway, but do when you're driving.

If you're brave, and you have an assistant, what I normally do is remove the hood. Prop myself spread eagled over the motor, and then have someone else drive it really fast so I can do loaded diagnostics. (For the sake of those reading at home, that was a joke. >:)

 

Jody