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Old Dec 13, 2015 | 10:06 AM
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There are so many different things that can cause interesting noises under your truck, that it is pretty much impossible to diagnose over the internet..... (posting a video helps.... but, no promises. )

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The noise is the same as the video at the top of the forum. Same year and motor even.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2015 | 10:08 AM
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Does it get better, or worse, when you put the truck in gear?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2015 | 10:16 AM
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Does it get better, or worse, when you put the truck in gear?
It gets better. It might just be because the motor drounds out the sound. But it is the loudest when sitting in park.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2015 | 06:04 PM
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Take the cover off and look things over, it might be obvious. Maybe loose bolt or something.
 
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Usually, a broken/cracked flexplate will get louder under load.... Wouldn't hurt to pull the inspection plate and have a look though.
 
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Usually, a broken/cracked flexplate will get louder under load.... Wouldn't hurt to pull the inspection plate and have a look though.
How would you go about getting inspection plate off?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2016 | 06:25 PM
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Disconnect battery.
Remove starter motor. (two bolts, I do believe.)
Couple more bolts, and the cover will fall off.

At that point, you can see the bottom half. Turn the motor by hand, see if anything is obvious.
 
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