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Old 08-22-2009, 07:09 PM   #1
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need a quick answer please

im looking at a 2006 dodge 3500 dually. it has 100,000 miles and does not smoke in excess. smoke is not blue in color and truck has very good power. the question i have is when the truck is moving at slower speeds , the engine seems to have a little bit more of a normal deisel sound. it almost is a slight pinging sound. i know your thinking...its a deisel, but seems to be a little more than usuall. when you give it gas and speed up just a little, it goes away.anyone have an idea?im thinking maybe valve lash or something like that.this is the only questionable thing on the vehicle i need to know about before i buy it on monday if all works out. any help would be appreciated.
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Could also be a cracked exhaust manifold. Does the sound change as it warms up?
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goes away as soon as you give it a normal amount of gas. it only does it at a crawl
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goes away as soon as you give it a normal amount of gas. it only does it at a crawl


That's one of those "Got to hear it myself" kind of things...
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Y o u n e e d a n a n s w e r f a s t??? then you may want to take it to a reputable shop, and have a mechanic listen to it, thats what I would do with any truck I were going to buy....... thats what I have done so far, well, after I got a bad lemon from an independant seller.

It almost sounds as though it may be a manifold crack though.....
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i agree take it a machanic you trust. but it doesnt sound to serous to me if it still runs good and has plenty of power.
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I third it take it to a good diesel tech before you buy it and if he doesn't want you to do that don't buy it.
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