COLLIDE13@webtv.net

I Think Tom is right.ABS does that on start up.The vibration should be
in sync.with the pulse you feel on your brake pedal,no?-Hank.

thomas

I only have a hardtop, and it is definitely coming from the back ,
notthe engine compartment.

- tom


mabar wrote:
> If it happens when your soft top is on, then it's not your rear wiper, since
> soft tops don't have rear wipers.
>
> Do you have ABS? If so, it may be the ABS system pulsing on startup.
>
> Tom
>
> "Matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f27d3835a4d1c85e702629e2b5d9ffd2@news.teranew s.com...
>
>>I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
>>that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to
>
> be
>
>>louder when it is warmer out.
>>
>>anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>>
>>matt
>
>
>

thomas

I only have a hardtop, and it is definitely coming from the back ,
notthe engine compartment.

- tom


mabar wrote:
> If it happens when your soft top is on, then it's not your rear wiper, since
> soft tops don't have rear wipers.
>
> Do you have ABS? If so, it may be the ABS system pulsing on startup.
>
> Tom
>
> "Matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f27d3835a4d1c85e702629e2b5d9ffd2@news.teranew s.com...
>
>>I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
>>that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to
>
> be
>
>>louder when it is warmer out.
>>
>>anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>>
>>matt
>
>
>

thomas

I only have a hardtop, and it is definitely coming from the back ,
notthe engine compartment.

- tom


mabar wrote:
> If it happens when your soft top is on, then it's not your rear wiper, since
> soft tops don't have rear wipers.
>
> Do you have ABS? If so, it may be the ABS system pulsing on startup.
>
> Tom
>
> "Matt" <emailmatt9@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f27d3835a4d1c85e702629e2b5d9ffd2@news.teranew s.com...
>
>>I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
>>that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to
>
> be
>
>>louder when it is warmer out.
>>
>>anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>>
>>matt
>
>
>

thomas

Glad I'm not the only one, but:

I do not have a soft top.

And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.

- tom


Matt wrote:

> I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to be
> louder when it is warmer out.
>
> anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>
> matt
>
> "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
>>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
>>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
>>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
>>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
>>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
>> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
>>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
>>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
>>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
>>
>>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
>>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
>>
>>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
>>is happening and what I should do to fix?
>>
>>- thanks!
>>
>
>
>
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thomas

Glad I'm not the only one, but:

I do not have a soft top.

And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.

- tom


Matt wrote:

> I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to be
> louder when it is warmer out.
>
> anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>
> matt
>
> "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
>>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
>>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
>>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
>>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
>>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
>> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
>>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
>>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
>>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
>>
>>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
>>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
>>
>>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
>>is happening and what I should do to fix?
>>
>>- thanks!
>>
>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 12/5/2003
>
>

thomas

Glad I'm not the only one, but:

I do not have a soft top.

And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.

- tom


Matt wrote:

> I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems to be
> louder when it is warmer out.
>
> anybody have an idea what the noise is?
>
> matt
>
> "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
>>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
>>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
>>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
>>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
>>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
>> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
>>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
>>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
>>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
>>
>>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
>>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
>>
>>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
>>is happening and what I should do to fix?
>>
>>- thanks!
>>
>
>
>
> ---
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>

Carlo

I'm adding my vote to the fuel pump theory.............

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
news:C5WAb.5799$ng6.1637@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
> Glad I'm not the only one, but:
>
> I do not have a soft top.
>
> And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
> top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
> diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.
>
> - tom
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>
> > I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> > that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems
to be
> > louder when it is warmer out.
> >
> > anybody have an idea what the noise is?
> >
> > matt
> >
> > "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> > news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >
> >>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
> >>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
> >>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
> >>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
> >>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
> >> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
> >>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
> >>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
> >>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
> >>
> >>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
> >>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
> >>
> >>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
> >>is happening and what I should do to fix?
> >>
> >>- thanks!
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 12/5/2003
> >
> >
>

Carlo

I'm adding my vote to the fuel pump theory.............

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
news:C5WAb.5799$ng6.1637@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
> Glad I'm not the only one, but:
>
> I do not have a soft top.
>
> And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
> top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
> diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.
>
> - tom
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>
> > I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> > that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems
to be
> > louder when it is warmer out.
> >
> > anybody have an idea what the noise is?
> >
> > matt
> >
> > "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> > news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >
> >>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
> >>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
> >>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
> >>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
> >>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
> >> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
> >>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
> >>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
> >>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
> >>
> >>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
> >>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
> >>
> >>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
> >>is happening and what I should do to fix?
> >>
> >>- thanks!
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 12/5/2003
> >
> >
>

Carlo

I'm adding my vote to the fuel pump theory.............

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
news:C5WAb.5799$ng6.1637@twister.socal.rr.com...
>
> Glad I'm not the only one, but:
>
> I do not have a soft top.
>
> And, it definitely seems to be coming from the rear, seemingly the hard
> top. Next time, I'll step outside and lean my ear to make sure of my
> diagnosis - but for now, I am pretty sure of my analysis.
>
> - tom
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>
> > I don't think it's your hardtop. My 03 does the same thing on start up,
> > that pulsing noise, with the soft top on and the hard top on, it seems
to be
> > louder when it is warmer out.
> >
> > anybody have an idea what the noise is?
> >
> > matt
> >
> > "thomas" <nospamforme@nicetry.com> wrote in message
> > news:9POAb.4427$PJ1.3199@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >
> >>Ok, here's a weird one. I have an 03 Wrangler with a hardtop, got it
> >>new 3 months ago. During that time, I have noticed something odd about
> >>the rear wiper on the hardtop. Sometimes after parking several hours or
> >>(most often) overnight, when I fire up the Jeep, there is pulsing noise
> >>coming from the wiper motor assembly on the hardtop - this is without me
> >> touching the on/off switch for it. It sounds like I imagine it would
> >>if someone had grabbed the wiper while it was on and the motor was
> >>fighting the resistance or something. But, it is unhindered, and - more
> >>importantly - nobody has turned it on.
> >>
> >>What I usually do is to go ahead and spray the back window and run the
> >>wiper for a few seconds, which seems to shut the thing up.
> >>
> >>Anybody else have this happen to them? What are your guesses as to what
> >>is happening and what I should do to fix?
> >>
> >>- thanks!
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 12/5/2003
> >
> >
>