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Tiking noise in engine

07-14-2008, 06:33 PM

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KKaminski

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Tiking noise in engine

I just took "Horace" into our local Dodge dealer. His Cummins was making an aweful ticking noise that I first noticed a little bit of on Saturday afternoon. I pulled the fiver home (about 12 miles) on Sunday and happened to be going past the dealership when I decided to have it checked out.

The service manager was a clown - he listened to the engine ad talked with a tech. about it, then they both turned around and told me I needed a long block, laughing the whole time. I expect nothing less from this crew, even thoogh they are the best I have ever do work on our vehicles.

Anyway, the tech. says he thinks it's just a valve that needs adjustment,

Any ideas???????????

It's an '03 that has 116,000 miles, doesn't use any oil and has just been washed.

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