Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

And the stethoscope doesn't have to be fancy, just a three foot
section of garden hose works perfect.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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wkearney99 wrote:
>
> I had a valve rocker work it's way loose. Clattered something nasty.
> Didn't wreck anything though. But this was on a 2.8L V6 so it may be less
> relevant.
>
> Never underestimate the value of using a stethoscope to isolate the source
> of a noise. Narrow down exactly what side of the engine it's coming from
> (top/back/bottom/front/etc). Replacing a timing chain as a preventative is
> probably more work than needed.

Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

And the stethoscope doesn't have to be fancy, just a three foot
section of garden hose works perfect.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

wkearney99 wrote:
>
> I had a valve rocker work it's way loose. Clattered something nasty.
> Didn't wreck anything though. But this was on a 2.8L V6 so it may be less
> relevant.
>
> Never underestimate the value of using a stethoscope to isolate the source
> of a noise. Narrow down exactly what side of the engine it's coming from
> (top/back/bottom/front/etc). Replacing a timing chain as a preventative is
> probably more work than needed.

Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

And the stethoscope doesn't have to be fancy, just a three foot
section of garden hose works perfect.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

wkearney99 wrote:
>
> I had a valve rocker work it's way loose. Clattered something nasty.
> Didn't wreck anything though. But this was on a 2.8L V6 so it may be less
> relevant.
>
> Never underestimate the value of using a stethoscope to isolate the source
> of a noise. Narrow down exactly what side of the engine it's coming from
> (top/back/bottom/front/etc). Replacing a timing chain as a preventative is
> probably more work than needed.

Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
went out at 80 thousand miles....

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Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
went out at 80 thousand miles....

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Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
went out at 80 thousand miles....

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Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
went out at 80 thousand miles....

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Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

That is a really good catch there Robb.

Those clutch fans can make some strange noises as they go bad.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Robb S via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
> me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
> went out at 80 thousand miles....
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

That is a really good catch there Robb.

Those clutch fans can make some strange noises as they go bad.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Robb S via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
> me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
> went out at 80 thousand miles....
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

Re: strange enginr "rattle" timing chain?
 

That is a really good catch there Robb.

Those clutch fans can make some strange noises as they go bad.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Robb S via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> one thing you might want to check is your fan itself. The name is evading
> me right now, but they have the temp sensitive fan clutch on them. Mine
> went out at 80 thousand miles....
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com