Re: 97 wind whistle

From: Robert P. Agnew (ragnew@islandnet.com)
Date: Tue Feb 18 1997 - 08:16:50 EST


At 09:20 AM 3/18/97 -0500, you wrote:

>
>I too have had my 97 Dakota (SLT+ 4x2 CC) for all of about a week and 500
>miles now and I think I've noticed the same thing. Starting at about 50 or
>55MPH it sounds like there is some air leaking into the cabin. It sounds
>to me like it's coming from either the upper left of the windshield or
>through the door opening in about the same place. I'm going to have to
>hace the truck in for service in a short time (the bumper was damaged
>during shipping and the dealer is replacing it) so I plan to drive one or
>two of the ones on the lot to see if they have the same problem.
>
>Incedently, what did you use to insulate the cab. This truck is
>considerably quieter than my 94 ranger, but I have been toying with the
>idea of installing a bit more insulation. Did yours make a noticable
>difference?
>
>Brett
>

Brett:

My 97 SLT doesn't have wind noise at speed, in fact it's very quiet at
highways speeds and you can converse at
normal levels. I suspect that the whistle is a repairable fault rather
than a feature of the truck.

Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com

Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

 



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