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JOSE6691
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i have a 1999 ford mustang v6 i hear a sound that sounds as if a heat shield was loose on the car but its not my heat shield when i put the car in drive not moving i hear it but when i start driving the sound goes away but comes back when i slow down to stop and sometimes when i put the car in park i was told a flywheel could do that is that true?
Jan 13, 2011 at 7:19 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I never heard a flywheel make that type of sound. Take a rubber mallot and tap on the exhaust. Chances are the insides of the catalytic converter, muffler, or resinator are loose and that is what you are hearing.
Feb 4, 2011 at 11:18 AM
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