Re: "other car" advice..

["Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxx>]

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--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Hank Eskin" <heskin@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I ask (ok, beg!) the moderators to please let this through, as I 
am
> travelling quite a distance from home, and need some real basic car 
advice.
> 
> My "other" car is a 1995 BMW 325i 5 speed with about 75k miles. 
Upon
> arriving at my destination today, I noticed the clutch a little 
jittery upon
> initial accelleration in first gear. I've had slipping clutches in 
other
> cars, but this isn't it. It shifts and holds other gears just fine. 
When
> I was parking, I noticed a low "rumbling" sound only when I had the 
clutch
> depressed. As soon as I released the clutch (in neutral), the 
rumbling
> disapeared. I've had the same "rumbling" in a previous car, but it 
was an
> bad tranny when the clutch was engaged. I simply can't figure out 
what
> could the problem be only when the clutch is depressed. If you have 
any
> suggestions, please email me privately at 
heskin(at)bellatlantic.net. Thank
> you all in advance!
> 
> -Hank #1619