Strange Sound from truck

From : scott

Q: on wed 1 aug 2007 203811 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote if the ticking noise is variable with the engine is it possibly a fuel injector. these little guys are like the water valve in your automatic washer and make a normal ticking sound as they operate. take a long screwdriver and put it against a fuel injector you have eight of them and place your ear on the other end of the screwdriver... is this the noise you are hearing. btw do the screwdriver thing while no body is looking or theyll think youve gone nuts. let me know if any of this helps. mike damn it mike now i have a screwdriver stuck in my ear! and it hurts every time my wife grabs the handle and twists it. beekeep .

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From : scott

midlant wrote my 96 x-cab 2500 was comig undone around the front. simple and cheap solution but a lot of effort on my part. i removed the entire interior. perfect timing. i had wanted to solve my water leak problem so removing the interior was alraedy in my plan. removing the headliner was easy from there. upholster shops wanted around 125. i called dodge who said they use a well known custom place. blew me away as they do high $$$$ work. i took a chance and called expecting to be laughed off the phone for wanting my headliner redone. nope. $65 and a perfect match. one day service to boot. why a high dollar custom place can redo the headliner for 65 while all the standard auto upholstery places wanted twice as much is beyond me. they scraped off the old and installed new. dodge takes the fabric with foam backing to the edge. this place wrapped it over so it wont hang down even if the glue breaks up in 10 years. of course that made it a little thicker when putting it back together. looks good though. john is this place a secret or can you tell us the name and where its located bob .

From : tbone

i thought it good be the brakes they look a bit rusty. checked to gear oil and its full. im hoping its just the brakes. thanks on aug 2 1148 am tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote i would check the rear brakes. -- hey everyone. i have a 92 ram 150 4x4. truck has 318 mag with auto tranny. i noticed a sound coming from the rear of the truck. it almost sounds like metal draging on the pavment. i looked and nothen looked wrong. its done it one time before. it seems to happen between 5-15 mph. what could be the cause- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - .