the ticking could just be an exhaust leak.. mine ticks like hell because i blew my intake manifold gasket.. im just waiting for warm weather, and i am either replacing both sides or putting headers on.. thats why its still not fixed.

 

thats what i need to do my truck is make a screech/wisel sound and a tune up!

 

idk if anyone said this yet b.c im too lazy to read but check your throttle postioning sensor

 

what should i be looking for on the tps?

 

my friend pluged into my computer and it showed that everytime i hit the gas the tps wouldnt pick up until about 5 seconds after. so i was just getting the worst gas mileage. so i picked up a new one at auto zone for 30 bucks and threw it in easy as pie and ive been getting great mileage since

 

Its a dodge what do you want a chevy or ford lol.

 

have you checked the plenum yet? more than likely thats the problem.

 

Woops. Forgot to include that. Another was to check is for suction at the breather on the driver's side valve cover. When my plenum blew, there was a ton of suction through that fitting.

Best way I know of is to look down your throttle body for oil at the bottom

 

theres deffinately suction from the drivers side valve cover breather. ill check out to see if theres oil inside tomorrow.

 

Best way? Just opening up the butterflies and looking in won't tell you anything. You need one of those small round extending mirrors to get down in there and look at all 4 corners. It's also by far not the easiest. Removing the air intake ,getting a mirror and trying to see something with a flashlight while your draped over the grill is more of a PITA, then disconnecting and plugging up a couple hoses and a nipple, and sticking your finger on the dipstick tube. JMO