Have you checked to make sure that the exhaust
manifolds are tight and that the exhaust pipes
are tight at the manifold? I had a loose manifold
on my 95 when I got it. It would make noise but
it was worse when the engine was cold..
Mike
>----------
>From: Matt Plowman[SMTP:pmp@smtpgwy.roadnet.ups.com]
>Sent: Monday, March 03, 1997 9:38 AM
>To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
>Subject: Engine noise
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if any of you folks ('97 V6 owners in particular)
> have a rather pronounced TAP-ing sound from the engine. This noise is
> NOT the injectors. I know what they sound like. This sound is just
> like a sticking lifter or a hydraulic one that hasn't pumped up.
> For those who know what a leaking header at the head sounds like then
> you know exactly what I am hearing.
>
> It is twice as loud as the injector noises. Happens only when the
> engine is warmed up. The engine has 650 miles on it. The noise
> sounds like it is coming from down on the side of the motor,
> particularly the passenger side down low, or down the back. I've had
> my stethescope all over it but cannot find what is producing the
> noise.
>
> If you stand on either side of the truck by the side view mirrors you
> can hear it clear. If you stand at the front ... you loose it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Matt!
>
> BTW ... For you guys looking for splash gaurds for your '97 4x4's with
> flares, try looking at a set of the hard molded ones for the '97 F150
> 4x4. The F150's have a wheel flare and their gaurds are deep enough to
> accept the flair. They are not marked with any ford logos or anything
> that I could see so they would look pretty generic. I eye-balled
> these up on a new F150 in the parking lot and they *look* real close.
> Hope it helps some!
>
> BBTW ... is the fuel pump in the '97 Dakota V6 mechanical, or in-tank
> electric, or neither? What # are the fuel injectors rated? Are they
> pintle-type, or disc-type, or neither?
>
> Thanks again ...
>
> I'm in digest mode so if anyone wouldn't mind, CC'ing
> pmp@roadnet.ups.com directly
> I'd appreciate it as I'm anxious to hear about this noise and don't
> want to wait until tomorrow's digest.
>
> Later.
>
>
>
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