Pinging should not cause MIL to come on. It is a problem worse than that.
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Robert Trottman
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:24 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: I need help
God knows I'm no expert, but could we be dealing with
pinging? You run cheap 87 gas?
R/Trottmann
--- Jack Hilton <hemi@charter.net> wrote:
> Which engine do you have ? Sounds like lifter tap.
>
>
>
> "Matt ." wrote:
>
> > This is the second time I've written this..the 1st
> time it was kicked out
> > because help was the first word in the subject
> arghh.!
> >
> > Yesterday i went to my parents house..I was
> leaving a while later, and my
> > mom noticed a ticking sound? I thought it would go
> away as soon as it warmed
> > up so I didn't think to much of it. Well, it
> didnn't go away. The truck is
> > running like crap and the ticking seems to have
> gotten a little worse. It's
> > not a steady beat, but it is constantly there. I
> looked under the hood and
> > it seems the sound is coming from under the
> intake, maybe down in the block?
> > maybe a little to the right if your standing in
> front of the truck looking
> > at it. The chedx engine light came on so I ran the
> code checker on the
> > odometer. It said chec and played with the gauges
> but no codes ever came up?
> > This is starting to et aggravating..seem at
> least once a month something
> > on this truck breaks..only 40,000 miles...
> >
> > If you guys have any idea what this might be,
> please help me out..would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > ________
>
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