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Old 12-14-2023, 07:21 PM
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Anyone recognize this noise?

1990 460 5spd. Can't hear anything from the engine bay. Just underneath truck. Kinda sounds like transmission? Only does it under light load like cruising on the highway.
solved: spark knock

 

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Old 12-15-2023, 10:41 AM
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sounds like the trans.
 
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Old 12-15-2023, 10:49 AM
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Sounds exhaust related to me. Does it have a catalytic converter? My converter makes a similar noise occasionally.
 
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Old 12-15-2023, 12:47 PM
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My cat does too. Usually can't hear it once it's moving but you can at idle for me.
 
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Old 12-15-2023, 04:51 PM
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Go underneath your truck with a dead-blow hammer or a rubber mallet and start tapping on parts til you find the one rattling. It doesn't sound like transmission. Sounds like exhaust or sheet metal like a skid plate or heat shield.
 
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it was spark knock.
 
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