1997 Ram 1500 4x4 Auto Pinging Noise under load/idle
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1997 Ram 1500 4x4 Auto Pinging Noise under load/idle
Well, I just about got my 1997 Ram fixed up 100% to drive and have been driving it throughout Christmas break. I drove it on the 24th, Slight belt noise. 25th didnt drive it, 26th the snowstorm moved in and I drove it all day. 143,400 miles and the 360 started to make a bottom pinging noise. I have a Fan Bearing going bad but I have no clue what that noise is. I drove from My House to The next town (10 Miles) at about 9am and it started to make a noise under a load (Drive with the Brake Pressed) and throughout the day (3:45pm) it was a loud knock in Park and in Drive. Any Suggestions on the noise or anyone that has had this before. The worst i can think is main bearing or rod knock but doesnt sound loud like a knocking rod. Like I said 143,400 miles.
Forgot to add: P0505 Code pulled for the Torque Converter and O2 Sensors are shot.
Forgot to add: P0505 Code pulled for the Torque Converter and O2 Sensors are shot.
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My truck has made some knocking that sounded like some one was beating on the truck with a hammer, in time. Happened one time after driving into strong headwind with a big load on and another time just idling in parking lot.
Some guesses were, a piece of carbon broke loose and was getting hammered by piston. The two times it happened it didn't last long.
I was reading an article last night about something,can't remember now, that many people mistakenly think is a rod knocking or bearing. It was something you wouldn't think could make that noise. Purge solenoid keeps popping into mind. Going out on a limb.
Some guesses were, a piece of carbon broke loose and was getting hammered by piston. The two times it happened it didn't last long.
I was reading an article last night about something,can't remember now, that many people mistakenly think is a rod knocking or bearing. It was something you wouldn't think could make that noise. Purge solenoid keeps popping into mind. Going out on a limb.
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At Stewie01. The plenum and pcv was replaced at 136k miles. But the Cats are coming off
At cruzer55. The scanner is pulling o2 sensors (bumped it out of place on the Cat when transmission got done.)
At readram. That sounds like a possibility. Our nearest gas station has bad gas. I get 12mpg from any other but 7.5 from there.
At cruzer55. The scanner is pulling o2 sensors (bumped it out of place on the Cat when transmission got done.)
At readram. That sounds like a possibility. Our nearest gas station has bad gas. I get 12mpg from any other but 7.5 from there.
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Many RAMS were taken to dealerships to have the gasket replaced, not the pan, and still run just peachy. There are cases of people that have replaced their pan/gasket (i.e., hughes or bwdrt here) and still repeat the gasket failure. The gaskets used also are not all the same.
I'm only cautioning with respect to claiming a solution. We don't even know if the OP did the work.
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