Have the same rattle, isolated it to the timing chain also. Called up my
dealer and will be geting it replaced under warranty next week (I hope). The
rattle almost sounds like a rod knock at times, but using a stethoscope it
was definitely coming from the chain..
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
> I know my truck has a rattle in it. Mines a 95 3.9 4x4 with 48,000
> miles. It's rattled at idle since about 40,000. Had to 2 shops look at
> it--they can't figure it out. My rattle is not there on start up
> (possibly due to thicker oil??)---not sure. The rattle cuts in and out.
> Got a quote of approx. $400 to replace it. I think I may. Any other
> suggestions of what the rattle could be are welcome. I'm just glad
> somebody besides me has this problem.
> --Aaron--
>
>
> >From: Michael Clark <magnumv8@wt.net>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: DML: timing chain worries
> >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:37:11 -0600
> >
> >Ok how can you tell if the timing chain is getting toward the end of
> it's
> >life?
>
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