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Retroman1969 · 10-20-2015, 04:42 AM

Did you abuse a dust buster in the past? Its ghost may be coming to haunt you.

If the sound is coming from the car, my first thought was one of the cooling fans. If the bearings are going, it's possible. The colder weather will make it worse.
As for the noise in the middle of th night, it reminded me: Many years ago, the radiator cooling fan was going bad on my car. The bad bearings were causing it to drag, putting a strain on the fan relay. The relay became fused, making just enough contact for the fan to randomly come on by itself in the middle of the night. I heard the sound, but because it was echoing off of the back fence, I thought it was behind the house on another street. Battery was dead the next morning because it ran all night.
Of course that's just a wild stab but thought it was worth mentioning.

10-20-2015, 04:42 AM	#2
Retroman1969 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 856	Did you abuse a dust buster in the past? Its ghost may be coming to haunt you. If the sound is coming from the car, my first thought was one of the cooling fans. If the bearings are going, it's possible. The colder weather will make it worse. As for the noise in the middle of th night, it reminded me: Many years ago, the radiator cooling fan was going bad on my car. The bad bearings were causing it to drag, putting a strain on the fan relay. The relay became fused, making just enough contact for the fan to randomly come on by itself in the middle of the night. I heard the sound, but because it was echoing off of the back fence, I thought it was behind the house on another street. Battery was dead the next morning because it ran all night. Of course that's just a wild stab but thought it was worth mentioning. __________________ "Remember, I'm pulling for ya! We're all in this together." Last edited by Retroman1969; 10-20-2015 at 04:46 AM.