Ping - think rock in a beer...er...soda...can.
There is a TSB for checking the belly pan gasket for leaks to resolve a
pinging problem. Even if there isn't a TSB, and the gasket is in
trouble, it's covered under warranty.
Speaking of which, I gotta start poking around and making a list, my
warranty's up in 5K.
Chris Spotts wrote:
>
> Alright guys, my warranty expires in a month and I was wondering if there
> was a TSB for the belly pan gasket. I'm pretty much sure mine is gone cause
> the trucks been a dog lately. I have the "test" that was was posted on the
> list some time ago, so I'll probably be trying that this weekend. Figure I
> can get the TSB number for the service guys to make it a simple explanation
> :-) "Here read this"
> One more thing. What does pinging sound like? I'm hearing a sound at part
> throttle. Doesn't matter how fast I'm going or where the rpms are at, as
> soon as I put the gas peddle half way down I hear a noise that's pretty
> tough to explain. I don't think it sounds very metallic (like I would
> expect pinging to sound), the best way to describe it is that it sounds like
> someone with a lisp trying to make a T sound :-) Tss Tss Tss....really
> fast, but only at part throttle. Sorry it's so long, but hopefully it's
> readable.
>
> -Chris
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