Alan,
Well, the sound I heard did sound like it was coming from the
lifter, but it sounded way to heavy. Sounded more like someone hitting
the valve cover with a big hammer. After the truck quit giving me the
code 12 it quit. Gas is pretty cheap around here right now so I'll
have to give the 92 octane a try, to see if that pinging/grinding will
quit.
Thanks,
Dan
===
94 Dakota Sport V6 3.21 5spd (currently stock :( )
---acasey@io.com wrote:
>
> Dan, the 12 stands for power loss (disconnected battery) sometime in
> recent past, nothing to worry about. The sound you are speaking of
> when you start up, is it a noticable taping sound, if so its probably
> lifter stick. Mine does it every morning, but soon quiets as soon as
> the oil starts to flow. As for the pinging, try using some 93 octane
> gas and put a bottle of octane boost. See if it still does it. If
> is does not its probably due to your timing being a little too far
> advanced, probably a good possibility since you say your timming
> chain has recently been replaced. I remember Kuk once talking about
> tweaking the distributor shaft to slightly adjust timming.
>
> Alan...
> >
> > Timing chain wear? Are you saying that because your timing
> > chain is going bad, that your distributor cap is suffering too?
Cause'
> > I have already had to replace 2 chains. And it is making this loud
> > pinging sound at around 65 mph in 5th gear. It started giving me a
> > code 12(btw, what does the code 12 stand for?) and it makes a sound
> > like one of the valves is sticking when I first turn the truck over
> > sometimes.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > ===
> >
> > 94 Dakota Sport V6 3.21 5spd (currently stock :( )
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ---JT McBride <James.McBride@GDEsystems.COM> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking to order one of these from Summit, but I would
like to
> > > know
> > > > if anyone has any experience good or bad with one.
> > > >
> > > > Specifically, I'd like to know if they can be used to read cam
angle
> > > > vs spark timing, so I can zero-in the sync between spark
pulses and
> > > > where the distributor cap is sending the sparks. Right now I'm
> > > > eating up caps and rotors due to timing chain wear.
> > > >
> > > > [Well, at least that's my best guess as to what's wrong -- been
> > going
> > > > on since before I got the Accel coil hooked up, BTW.]
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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