need a quick answer please

thabusa · 08-22-2009, 06:09 PM

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.

BernieB · 08-22-2009, 07:45 PM

Could also be a cracked exhaust manifold. Does the sound change as it warms up?

thabusa · 08-22-2009, 08:10 PM

goes away as soon as you give it a normal amount of gas. it only does it at a crawl

BernieB · 08-22-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thabusa

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...

batty1214 · 08-22-2009, 08:43 PM

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.....

64shortbed · 08-22-2009, 09:19 PM

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.

gmctrucks · 08-22-2009, 11:29 PM

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.

thabusa · 08-23-2009, 06:14 AM

thanks alot guys.

08-22-2009, 06:09 PM	#1
thabusa Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: tuscaloosa,alabama Posts: 33	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.

08-22-2009, 07:45 PM	#2
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	Could also be a cracked exhaust manifold. Does the sound change as it warms up? __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

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08-22-2009, 08:10 PM	#3
thabusa Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: tuscaloosa,alabama Posts: 33	goes away as soon as you give it a normal amount of gas. it only does it at a crawl

08-22-2009, 08:43 PM	#5
batty1214 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vernal Utah Posts: 1,276	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.....

08-22-2009, 09:19 PM	#6
64shortbed Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: scott city ks. Posts: 198	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.

08-22-2009, 11:29 PM	#7
gmctrucks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,645	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.

08-23-2009, 06:14 AM	#8
thabusa Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: tuscaloosa,alabama Posts: 33	thanks alot guys.