OK my friend here goes. Most people don't know this unless your in the
automotive field but... pinging is also the piston slapping the cylinder
wall as it's going up or down. This can cause major damage!
Wayne
> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:27:57 EDT
> From: "Dave Scelfo" <macncheesemonster@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Ping and Rattle problems
>
>>
>>1) It does it in or out of Overdrive
>>2) it pings only at normal temp
>>3) it's an automatic and it doesn't seem to matter what gear it's in
>>4) it's not a light, occasional pinging - it's loud and the longer I
>>drive, it's more continuous and covers a wider RPM range
>
>>From a somewhat experienced point of view.... pinging is only bad at low
> speeds and high load. I'm sure I'll get some arguements on this one, bring
> 'em on.
>
> - --
> Dave
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