Re: 4.7L tapping @ start up

From: Don (y2kota@y2kota.us)
Date: Mon Jun 28 2004 - 18:56:59 EDT


I've always had a little tap at start up. I was running with a oil
cooler for a while and it took longer for it to go away. That was one
reason I pulled off the oil cooler.

Don

On Monday, June 28, 2004, at 04:02 PM, Eric Huff wrote:

>
>> I have a '00 QC 4.7L automatic which now has 70K
>> highway miles on it. I'm used to the various knocking
>> and tapping noises that have been part of life with
>> this truck since it was new, BUT I now have a new
>> noise to question! Everytime I start it up cold(first
>> time of the day or after it's been sitting for a few
>> hours)it taps for a solid minute or so. It sounds
>> exactly like a hydraulic lifter on a push rod engine
>> that has bled down.
>
> I have the same on my 99 3.9L with 60k miles.
>
> Is this a common problem? Is it *really* a problem, or just an
> annoyance?
>
> I'm taking it in for steering looseness (my "inner tie rod ends")
> tomorrow, so i'll see what they say about tapping, too....
>
> eric
>
> --
> 1974 Valiant 4-door, 318
> 1999 Dakota Ext Cab, 2WD
>
>
>



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