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PJ
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
15:52:58
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 Subject: Whistling and squealing....I need help
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Ok. I'm hearing some whistling and squealing coming from my 2002 Dak V6 and it's driving me crazy. I'm getting:
1.) A squealing from what sounds like the belt or pulleys. I changed my belt to a Goodyear Gatorback and the idler pulley was also changed by the dealer. Alot of the major squealing went away but I'm still hearing some light squealing mostly when I decelerate and come to a complete stop. Any ideas?
2.) A whistling noise when I accelerate. As I go faster the whistling seems to get faster. One dodge dealer changed my power steering pump but this whistling/putting type noise is still there.
3.) I also noticed that ever since I put on the new gatorback belt, I hear a sound that I've never heard before. It sounds almost like a quieter version of when a bus accelerates. That revving type sound. It's hard to describe in words.
When I listen under the hood and hit the throttle it sounds like alot of the noise is coming from the power steering pump side of the engine.
I've been to 2 dodge dealers and no one can seem to fix it. One dodge dealer tells me that he is not going to go "fishng" for the sound because I have an aftermarket intake (which makes that intial sucking/whistling noise when started up that goes away after a couple of minutes) and an aftermarket belt. He tells me to put the old airbox back on and put a factory belt. They told me a new factory belt would cost $125. WHAT!!! Are they nuts?
I'm going crazy and getting pretty pissed off at dodge dealer that are incompitent.
Any advice/help/knowledge out there will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!!
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smarterthenu
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
17:11:07
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you do realize of course that if you modify/change/replace something with non-stock parts and then something goes wrong most dealerships won't fix the non-stock parts. WAFM.
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buck
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
17:48:59
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Id check the waterpump..sounds like a bad bearing to me
Buck
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J and J Auto
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2003
21:13:05
| RE: Whistling and squealing....I need help
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or the tensioner, if it is the belt making the
noise there is something not turning as free as
it should.
It could also be your intake or a small vacume leak
Larry
J&J Auto
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Shank
GenII
8/27/2003
21:18:13
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I found a the problem on our Shop Ram, it was missing the gasket between the Air Cleaner & the TB, $3 and no more whistling.
Hope this helps,
Shank
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PJ
Dodge Dakota
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8/28/2003
08:50:31
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Ok. I did some more experimenting. I took out my cold air intake and put back the stock air box. This is what I noticed:
When I start the truck first thing in the morning there is no whistle. However, when I drive about 5 miles or so and the truck is nice and warmed up, the whistling starts. The longer I drive it, the louder it gets. After about 10 miles, it really starts. As I accelerate, the rate of the whistle increases. I hear it very, very much when driving along side a median or wall. I know I'm not going crazy and now I know it's not related to the cold air intake.
As far as the belt whistle, that too is not noticable first thing in the morning with a cold start. However, after about 10 - 15 miles, it starts to happen when decelerating taking my foot off the gas. Could it be that the gatorback belt is just not right for my Dak?
Any other thoughts or advice?
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