Group,
This has to do with a used '93 EV automatic that I purchased last
December. I will sincerely appreciate any help in "pointing my nose" on
the following problems.
1. HEADLIGHT ASSY MOISTURE - The front headlights accumulate moisture
inside the assembly after rain. It originally had moisture when I
picked it up from the previous owner. I took the headlights off and
placed them over my wife's oven after she had baked to purge the
condensate. Now after the recent rains in So. California there's
moisture inside again. These assemblies do not use the H4 bulb as
discussed in Robert Bentley. They use 9004s. I have my RTV sealant
ready, but was there a recall or anything related to this moisture
problem that anyone knows?
2. ENGINE VIBRATION - When stopped with gear in Drive, engine exhibits
a high level of vibration (literally enough to drop your earwax). Move
selector in Neutral and it's gone. Was this model always like this
since new? Which of the 3 mount do I need to replace to cure the
problem?
3. WHISTLING IN AIR INTAKE - I don't think this noise comes from a
tensioner or pulley with already marginal life as the former owner
suggested. He mistook it for a slipping multi-V belt (and it sounds
like it), had it replaced but the problem did not disappear. For one,
the pitch does not change and it only happens when after the engine is
started from dead cold. Rev the engine to 3000 rpm thereafter and it
generates what sounds like air being throttled through an orifice.
Pretty loud too. Once engine is warm, noise is pretty much gone except
for isolated instances when it suddenly reappears at around 3000 rpm.
Does anybody out there remember experiencing this?
Thanks in advance.
Kit
