Re: '98 Dakota 5.2L with a ticking noise

From: Steve (Slow@Primenet.com)
Date: Sat Mar 28 1998 - 10:58:23 EST


On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 17:22:48 -0500, you wrote:

>Thanks everyone for your responses to my previous post. One thing that =
I notice about my '98 5.2L (318c.i.) engine is that from idle to about =
1500 rpm I can hear a slight "ticking" noise. When I am inside the cab =
with the windows up I cannot hear it at all. is this sound normal for =
the 5.2L? Is it a lifter, or the fuel injectors firing?=20

They all do that. It's the injectors.

Steve, 29
Apache Junction, Arizona

97' Dakota, CC, 4X4, 5 Speed, all the goodies 'cept anti-lock brakes,
Mud Flaps, spare-tire lock, Step-Shields, EVSII Alarm, Gibson Single
3" Cat-Back,Tow Hooks....



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