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rattling sound

Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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do any of yall trucks when you first crank it up does it sound like a rod nockin or a lose rocker arm its only when it first starts then it stops it was my first time hearin it tonight i had my door open why i started it up an i herd it for about 5 or 6 sec or so then it stop??
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Mine did the morning after I put synthetic oil in....hasn't done it since though.

Yours could be a little bit of piston slap...the metal heats up and expands making the piston fit the cylinder better which causes the noise to go away.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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prolly just the lifters.....it makes that sound till oil can get to the lifters and then it goes away....i'm guessing thats what it prolly is
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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thats somewhat i was thinkin i was just runnin it by yall see if all is good
 
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