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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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Weird noise on acceleration

When accelerating from a dead stop, or low speeds, going around a corner, etc. I get this weird squeal noise when I accelerate. It happens around 0-20 mph or so.

It seriously sounds like this:

Splinter Cell Night Vision Goggle sound effect - YouTube

What could be the source of that? Possibly my tranny?
 
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 12:47 AM
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Stop turning the night vision goggles on when your doing the following:

Accelerating from a dead stop, or low speeds, going around a corner, etc

That should fix the problem.

I would have a friend ride with you and drive it around with the windows down. See if you can get an idea of what part of the truck its coming from.

Thats where I would start....
 
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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Hahaha yeah. It's crazy it sounds exactly like that though.

I'll have somebody ride with me sometime.. No other noticeable symptoms other than the noise.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:02 PM
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Does it change at all depending on how hard you accelerate or does it always sound the same?
 
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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Yes it does, if I accelerate slowly the noise drag on longer, if I accelerate quickly it doesn't last long at all.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 07:07 AM
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my first guess is a vacuum leak in the dash somewhere. My ex had an 80's mercedes (everything is vacuum operated) that made a sound kinda like that under the right load and RPMs.
 
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You could be right. My idle gets outta whack sometimes too after driving and I put it in part it gets kinda erratic, other times it idles nice and smooth.
 
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