I'd start w/ the belt...
Hop.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Yates" <onebad4x4dak@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:36 PM
Subject: DML: Another weird noise post, but please help
> Seems like there's a lot of posts that involve weird noises
> coming from the engine . . . well, add this one to the list.
> Here's the story:
>
> I rear-ended somebody back in December--pushed the bumper into
> the radiator and the radiator into the fan; drained all the
> coolant onto the pavement. I had it towed because of that.
> Skipping to the point, after I got it back from the body shop I
> have been hearing a weird sort of chirping noise from what
> sounds like the front of the engine. I guess I should have
> taken it back to the body shop, but I thought that maybe it was
> just a squeaky pulley or something and I could fix it. Plus, I
> didn't want to be without my truck any longer. The weird part
> about this noise is that it only happens when the truck is in
> motion, not idling (makes it a real pain to track down, huh?),
> and also the noise disapears after the engine has warmed up. I
> thought these symptoms were indicative of a noisy fan, but as I
> said, it doesn't happen at idle. The fan doesn't disengage at
> idle right? From what I've noticed, it generally runs for at a
> least a couple minutes when you first start up the truck . . .
> right? What could this noise be? My main concern is that
> something else is damaged that got missed . . . like the water
> pump maybe????? Sorry for the long post, but I'd appreciate the
> help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> =====
> Later,
> JY
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