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PyroDragon89
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1998 Buick humming noise
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1998 Buick Century Custom, V.6 3.1 liters, 132000 miles
My 1998 Buick Century Custom has a weird humming noise almost as if air was leaking out of the tires along with a electrical sound. Its not the tires it stops when car is turned off. Also its coming from under the rear part of the car. Anyone know what this could be? It just recently started to make this noise as well.
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Hammer Time
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Apr 17, 2012, 3:11 AM
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If you can hear it with the car running but not moving, then it's probably the fuel pump getting noisy. It's inside the fuel tank.
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PyroDragon89
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Apr 17, 2012, 3:17 AM
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Does that mean it has to be replaced?
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Hammer Time
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Apr 17, 2012, 3:20 AM
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It's usually a warning that failure is imminent but i had one do that for 2 years before failing. That doesn't mean yours will though.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 18, 2012, 4:44 PM
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What the ever loving hell do people think cars will last? 132K it's done so throw UPS cars out and cut your losses. Your call,
Tom
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Hammer Time
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Apr 18, 2012, 4:47 PM
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132K is half it's life these days. I regularly see cars pushing 300K and still running good.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 19, 2012, 6:43 AM
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BullSh!t - everything is crap out there not like American Iron of yesteryear. One head gasket job with an old or rusted car exceeedds it's value. Drive an '89 (last decent year) Lincoln. Why the heck when something was done right is there some new rule to change it?!
Can get 26 MPG with six dead engineers in the trunk no problem!
What happened out there?
Tom
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Hammer Time
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Apr 19, 2012, 9:12 AM
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Let me know when your 89 hits 300K.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 19, 2012, 10:09 AM
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They can do that like nothing but here rust out first if you use them
Tom
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 19, 2012, 9:23 PM
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Congress and Regress are close in spelling!
Tom
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zmame
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Apr 19, 2012, 9:44 PM
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Yeh my old 97 chev truck as 420,000 km (260975 miles).. im convinced it gets better and better on fuel because all the sheet metal i've lost.
No more rockers, cab corner, rear bumper, some of the tailgate and I lost the spare tire about 4 years ago lol..
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 19, 2012, 9:53 PM
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Never mind this thead - great to see you here!
Tom
(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Apr 19, 2012, 9:54 PM)
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zmame
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Apr 20, 2012, 5:29 PM
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fair enough lol.. good to hear from you again Tom hope all is well on your side.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 21, 2012, 2:48 PM
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Still kicking so means I'm alive or something?
Things are well in MassatwoSh!ts but didn't watch local news for a couple days so no telling who raped someone or what??
Don't you just love evening news that says "Good Evening" then proceeds to tell you why it isn't??!!
We got to deal with this somehow??
Tom
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