Engine Noise Data

[Kodie]

Your Name: Ajay
Bus Number: 19701
Problem: Unusual Noise heard upon shutting bus off after PM runs. This bus has never made a noise like this before. After I shut it off I restarted the bus to see if it would make the noise again and it did so............ yeah.
Urgent (Y/N): Y-ish
Prefered Spare: If I need one you can assign me one!

I'm not sure how to handle this until I get a description of the sound.

[LifestarFe]

Turn the bus on and off for yourself would be how...lol.
Assign 19201 if not already done.

[Kodie]

That would be how if I had a real 1997 TC/2000 FE sitting in front of me. I believe I'm using 19201.

[LifestarFe]

^Which is a RE btw.
lol Kodie, okay

[ICFE300]

I wanna use 18501!

Kodie, I told you how it sounded, just minus the Elephants!

[LifestarFe]

18501s fine then.
Elephants? This should be interesting coughexpensivecough *groan*

[Kodie]

I'm so used to typing FE, sorry :P

I do believe it was a pig with bacon strapped to its back, running through a slaughter house, with elephants chasing it.

[ICFE300]

yeah, minus the elephants.

So: a pig with bacon strapped to its back, running through a slaughter house

[08 Thomas EF]

^ That's what 19701 sounds like? ...OK, then.

:P

*Looks out my office window as a cloud of black smoke from 18501 billows by* "I know that Ajay's doing his pre-trip!"

[LifestarFe]

^Be proud Ajay, be proud.

[ICFE300]

I love 18501!

*We shouldn't be discussing this here (in 19701's thread)!*

[Kodie]

Ajay, I do not have the slightest clue as to what the sound is. I started the bus, drove it a few miles, shut it down and it made the sound. I did the same thing again and the sound wasnt there. I'm going to spend some more time with this one, I am clueless as to what the sound is.


UPDATE: I took a further look and it looks to me like one of your engine mounts has broken off. I'm going to pull the piece completely out and place a new one in there. It'll take a couple of hours because I have to lift the engine slightly to place the mount. Mike and I will certainly spend a lot of time getting this one going.

Use 18501 until further notice.

[LifestarFe]

Ajay, if you could leave base about 10 minutes early for the next couple of days that would be good. 18501 climbs fine and can go decent sppeds, she is just very slow on the pickup.

[08 Thomas EF]

Ajay, before you ask, no, you won't be paid overtime since it's your choice to use the ancient, tank-like standard-shift 18501. :P