Re: rattle,rattle, clatter, clatter.

From: Kyle Vanditmars (kylevan@telus.net)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 11:58:17 EDT


There are lots of heat shields throughout the exhaust system. Tinny rattles
are generally exhaust, check the whole thing from manifold to tailpipe for
loose stuff.

""BARRY OLIVER"" <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us> wrote in message
news:sec8b2bf.072@mail.dhs.state.il.us...
>
> I have notice a rattle/clatter from the bottom of my truck lately, a tinny
sort of a sound, about like you would get if the heatshield on your cat came
loose (but I checked that and it's tight.) I am due (way overdue) for
shocks, and plan to do the fronts some time in the next week or so, is there
anything else up there I could check while I am doing that? If so, what and
how? Maybe ball joints?
>
> I have a 99 CC,4x4,318,with 80k on the original suspension...
>
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