RE: Re: Wierd Underhood Noise In My R/T

From: The Man From Utopia (tmfu@home.com)
Date: Mon Jun 07 1999 - 22:13:25 EDT


> Has anyone had a rattling sound coming from their engine
> compartment like this...
> It seems to be coming from the passenger side valve cover. It
> does it almost all the time. You can't hear it when you're
> driving but you can hear it when standing out side the truck. It
> sounds like there is ball bearings or something bouncing around
> under the valve cover... very random rattling. Anybody have any
> suggestions? The dealership lackeys replaced the idler pulley but
> that wasn't it. Then they told me it was a normal alternator
> bearing noise
> On a side note they also claimed that the idler
> pulley replacement fixed the reverse whine in the tranny. HUH???
> I'd like to get this one fixed before any major damage occurs and
> any help would be great.

Could be the timing chain... Mine made a racket until I got it replaced and
it sounded like it was coming from the passenger side valve cover too...

Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd



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