Re: Re: 360 Engine Ticking

From: John Bell (john_bell_2@hushmail.com)
Date: Sat Sep 20 2003 - 08:01:46 EDT


Yep, I'm pretty sure. The Ford and Dodge injectors have that same
"tick-tick-tick-tick" at idle. You can hear it best running at idle with the
hood up. My co-worker's F150 King Ranch w/ the 5.4L Triton motor does the
same thing. Doesn't matter if it's warm or cold.

--
JB

"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:3F6BD907.6040807@earthlink.net... > > John Bell wrote: > > What you are hearing is the fuel injectors as they pulse open/closed. No > > worries, it's just loud that way, and more noticable at idle. > > > > I've had a '97 with the 3.9 that did this, and my '00QC with the 360 does > > the same thing. I just chalked it up to engine music. > > > > I fixed this "problem" by installing a Magnaflow TurboXL on my 360. Now I'm > > lucky if I can hear myself think ;-). > > -- > > JB > > Hmm are you sure? I dont know for sure but it seemed to do it after the > engine warmed up. I'm going to be paying attention to it more in the > next day few days to see what is going on when it happens. > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Terrible Tom -- AIM & Yahoo Name: SilverEightynine > > "Take me to the river, drop me in the water..." - Talking Heads > > '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x2 -- '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x4 > '01 Graphite Ram Offroad Sport, RC, 360 V8, Auto, Short Box! 4x4 > > http://home.earthlink.net/~silvereightynine/ > http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/LkxxVw49jp7dU/ >



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