swush
Cross-Country
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 87
Likes: 3
From: USA
swush
>Hey Dunney, have you revved the engine (1500-2000 rpm) in
>neutral and heard the noise?? Does it do it? Cause if it
>doesn't, I've had the same noise since day one! If we've
>got the same noise, it's gotta be transmission related. I
>remember a post a while back about a thin metal plate
>between the engine and trans causing the noise. I'm almost
>100% sure this is where my noise is coming from. Anyone
>remember how the plate was fixed??
It's in the thread down below called Hissing at 2002 RPM.
>neutral and heard the noise?? Does it do it? Cause if it
>doesn't, I've had the same noise since day one! If we've
>got the same noise, it's gotta be transmission related. I
>remember a post a while back about a thin metal plate
>between the engine and trans causing the noise. I'm almost
>100% sure this is where my noise is coming from. Anyone
>remember how the plate was fixed??
It's in the thread down below called Hissing at 2002 RPM.
Sit. Stay.
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 18,308
Likes: 20
From: Washington State
swush
>Just so long as it doesn't put you in danger of having a
>*power* stroke...
That's a good one.
I cannot say that the site is all bad. One bad apple...well you know how it goes. As a gasser, I should (and so should all of us) at least be aware that it is a dedicated Diesel site.
The thing that bugs me is that the folks who burn gasoline in their SD's & Excursions help to support that site.
Yet, the
ownership still condones what happened in the thread mrrottndog was talking about. 
>*power* stroke...
That's a good one.
I cannot say that the site is all bad. One bad apple...well you know how it goes. As a gasser, I should (and so should all of us) at least be aware that it is a dedicated Diesel site.
The thing that bugs me is that the folks who burn gasoline in their SD's & Excursions help to support that site.
Yet, the
ownership still condones what happened in the thread mrrottndog was talking about. 
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 322
Likes: 0
From: woburn,mass USA
swush
Hey guys.I tried bending that thin piece of alloy right under the torq converter like superdave from the ford diesel site did and my flutter problems are gone.I am one happy camper now.Any ideas on how to still convince the wife i still need headers?
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 505
Likes: 0
From: Mountaintop USA
swush
>Hey guys.I tried bending that thin piece of alloy right
>under the torq converter like superdave from the ford diesel
>site did and my flutter problems are gone.I am one happy
>camper now.Any ideas on how to still convince the wife i
>still need headers?
Tell her this flutter thing is sure to lead to engine failure if ya don't install the headers
>under the torq converter like superdave from the ford diesel
>site did and my flutter problems are gone.I am one happy
>camper now.Any ideas on how to still convince the wife i
>still need headers?
Tell her this flutter thing is sure to lead to engine failure if ya don't install the headers
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 322
Likes: 0
From: woburn,mass USA
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