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Jan 30, 2005 | 01:21 PM

gotama

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crickets under the hood

i have replaced tensioner bearing, my water pump and the vacumm pump and im getting a progressivly louder bearing noise from the alternater or power steering pump?..i change the power steering pump fluid all the time...i thought i'd spray each one at a time till noise stops to diagnose this...or take belt off and feel for play? ..any suggestions? i have just over 100,000 miles on it
thanks in adavance

Last edited by gotama; Jan 30, 2005 at 01:23 PM. Reason: fogot to put mileage

Jan 30, 2005 | 02:27 PM

Fire Rooster

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Check the fan clutch.

Feb 1, 2005 | 11:51 AM

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I had the same thing, replaced all idler pullies and it is gone, about 28.00 each at auto value

Feb 1, 2005 | 11:58 AM

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Have you changed your belt? Mine was chirping really loud and I changed the serpentine belt. Solved the problem. Sounds like you changed everything but that.

Feb 1, 2005 | 01:45 PM

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ya i changed the belt too a couple years ago...me and my buddie were lookin at it again yesterday and it seems to be comin from the vacumm pump i just replaced 4 mo's ago...in the meantime were waiting for it to stop raining b4 we proceed any further...the noise yesterday was notthere at start up cold but got louder as it warmed up

Feb 1, 2005 | 05:26 PM

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today after getting home when it was hot..NO NOISE..nothing but the usual diesel sounds????

Feb 1, 2005 | 05:51 PM

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I bet it is still your belt even though you just changed it a couple of years ago. Don't know why but I have replaced mine about 4 times for the same reason...crickets!!! 1995 has only 125000 on it, so thats about every 30k.