Hey Tim,
I've got a '96 Club Cab 4x4 V-8 also, with the 5-speed and my truck also
seems to make this "roaring" sound but usually only in the morning after I
start it. I usually let it warm up for a couple of minutes to get the oil
pressure up, then when I take off in first gear, that's when I get the
"roar". It only seems to happen for about the first 20-30 seconds or so,
usually once I've shifted through 2nd and 3rd gears, it's quiet again. I
had previously thought it was because the engine was still a bit cold and
the choke (does a fuel-injected vehicle have choke?) was on... I have a
friend here at work who has a '96 Club Cab 4x4 V-8 automatic, similar to
yours, and he has also mentioned this particular "roar" or as he put it
"whooshing"... If you do speak to the dealer, let me know what you find
out, and I can pass the word along to him as well. Good luck.
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From: tims
To: dakota
Subject: Loud "roar"?
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 1996 7:00AM
Every once in awhile.. (well okay now quite a bit since it's gotten
HOT down here in Phoenix) the engine on my 96' 4x4 ext. cab
SLT V8 Auto. seems to roar loudly, until you get up to highway speed
and the tranny shifts into OD. I notice the RPMs on the tach are not
really different, but the thing sounds terrible.. !?
Have heard that a double clutched engine fan is the cause (from another
friend with a Dak) and it goes into high RPM mode when it's hot.. however
the engine temp gauge seems to be not that high.
Has anyone else experienced this? Thinking of taking back in to the
dealer to have it checked, but wanted to ask here first.
thanks in advance!
-tim
tims@synopsys.com
Synopsys Logic Modeling
602.468.6900 (Ph) 602.468.9055 (Fax)
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