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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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weird clicking sound

i turned my truck off today and sat in it for a minute. i usually just hop right out but i wasent in a rush. i herd a noise that im not sure what it was. it was like a clicking sound really quick. would go for about 2 seconds then stop then start again.

any ideas?

key out, engine off.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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Where does it sound like its coming from? dash, engine, trans area, back end? Are you sure its not just the sound of the hot exhaust?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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nope dash, and def not engine or exterior sound. soudns like when you were a kid and you used to put bseball cards on your spokes. real fast. and no distinct pattern. its weird. didnt do it wheni just shut it off. my thought taht really worried me was it happened after i ran down 83 and had the spedo locked to 70. i dont know if it has the curise update or not. i am going to call tomorrow
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Pass side or drivers? could you tell how far up and down?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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driver right behind where i mounted my brake controller, if i could pinpoint a spot i would say about 6 inches up from my manual 4x4 shifter
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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Was is very consistent in how long it paused and started? and in the rythym of the ticking?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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i would say for about 3 seconds total. it was intermitent, i would be realy fast tick tick tick tick, and then stop then mabye 3 ticks then stop, then a whole bunch. then stop for about 4 seconds and one or two ticks.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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Mine clicked like that, when the GEM still had a bit of moisture to it. It was clicking from the temperature *****/controller unit.
 
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right behind that lower cover is a couple of relays if i remember right they are trailer lighting and flasher . does it sound like a relay engaging and releasing.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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does your stero have the flip up screen????mine does and have heard the samething from time to time and it turned out to be the motor in the radio..
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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It's probably the vacuum bleeding off your HVAC controls for the blend door.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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guys this got much worse. i just went out to my truck to fuel up and the motor for the fan was on, my gauges were slightly lit. what could cause the 12c to not be switched.

i will be making a new thread to help bump this i am suposto go to allentown tomorow to take the FD test. right now my truck is dead with nothing to jump it. GREAT>
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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mine was doing that. the flasher relay was on its way out. it eventually started doing it more and more. then the left front signal started flashing with it. had to drive all the way home from work with the left front flashing. i pulled the trim piece on the dash and reached through the hole where the 4x4 switch is and felt the relay going crazy and pulled it out
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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so would it be the blwoer motor relay for me?
 
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