92 Dogde Gr caravan engine noise

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Go rj Francis - 10 Oct 2004 18:10 GMT

The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
intesidy. The transmission has be installed and removed twice in the last
month because of a leak. If the cause is the fly wheel could it be related
to improper removal install.

Is this a common problem with the 3.3.

If I continue to drive it what are the consequenses. At 200 k and being a 92
there is not muvh value left any way.

Thanks for your input

GJF

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SN - 10 Oct 2004 21:39 GMT

> The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
> wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
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> GJF

Make sure that it's not one of the torque-converter-to-flexplate bolts
that's starting to back out of it's hole. It will tap on the block and sound
like a rod knocking.

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Go rj Francis - 11 Oct 2004 03:34 GMT

Would I be able to check this without pulling the tranny.

Thanks
Gjf

> > The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
> > wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
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> that's starting to back out of it's hole. It will tap on the block and sound
> like a rod knocking.

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SN - 11 Oct 2004 04:38 GMT

> Would I be able to check this without pulling the tranny.
>
> Thanks
> Gjf

Yes, you can remove the sheet metal inspection cover on the front/bottom of
the bell housing, just behind the oil pan. You'll have to rotate the
flexplate/ring gear 90 degrees to position each of the bolts at the bottom
to check them for tightness.

> > > The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
> > > wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
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> sound
> > like a rod knocking.

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EasyE35 - 04 Nov 2004 01:09 GMT

Sounds just like what my '93 Caravan did just before the tranny died. If
it was the bolts like was suggested, makes a lot of sense to me, I can't
tow it with the front tires on the ground. Just made a really bad, fast
rattling sound, the stopped dead in it's tracks.

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