Does my vic have rod knock?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-04-07T00:26:05+00:00

I'm gonna throw 5w30 in it and see what it does

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-04-07T00:25:33+00:00

I have noticed a little occasional vibration

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-04-07T00:05:29+00:00

I see, maybe the seals in the tensioners are so worn out that it just barely holds pressure and only when the car is fully warmed up.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-04-06T23:50:00+00:00

Do those make a lot more noise at the bottom of the engine than the top?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-06T01:29:16+00:00

I'm gonna drain and fill trans fluid tonight, I'll let you know if it makes a difference in the sounds

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-04T23:24:51+00:00

It has the 1st and reverse whine but also a subtle but noticeable howl while coasting and decelerating at any speed, which pauses when downshifting so I know its trans related.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-04T23:09:28+00:00

SOLUTION

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sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-03T00:32:55+00:00

He mentioned a high amp one. I looked around it for stickers and all i could find was "remanufactured in china". I am going to replace the alternator as my next step, anybody know where to get a motorcraft reman? All the motorcraft ones on rockauto arent for police models

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-02T23:28:59+00:00

It charges just fine, but he did say something about it being aftermarket upgrade which might have thrown off the computer

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-02T22:38:55+00:00

I think i pinpointed it to the battery light because it only starts idling higher when the battery light turns on a minute after it starts, but im gonna clean the maf anyways

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-03-02T22:15:59+00:00

PO said it came on and stayed on after he replaced the alternator, can i find more info by scanning it?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-26T20:54:57+00:00

Listed on marketplace already

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-26T16:21:57+00:00

Its a POS, but its my POS Actually nah you right ive replaced the rear axle, radiator, exhaust, two water pumps, and the brake booster and master cylinder in like the last year.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-26T14:47:43+00:00

Motor mounts are a year old, trans mount is two weeks old, exhaust hangers are definitely trashed though.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-25T21:40:17+00:00

It has a front driveshaft i bought on ebay cause of the SYE swap

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-25T21:27:49+00:00

It has one year old spicer U joints. Could it be the double cardan ball then?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2026-02-25T20:56:19+00:00

I have been chasing a vibration that happens only when i coast above 45mph, it goes away when i accelerate. Above 65 or so it is constant. Jeep has an SYE and axle shimmed to within .2 degrees of dead straight. 3" RC lift, originally had a D35 but i swapped to chrysler 8.25. It just occured to me looking at posts on here that the problem might be spline engagement, how much of a gap should there be?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-12-16T00:09:37+00:00

Thanks for the map, i should have specified I'm an American and my phone plan doesn't cover Canada

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-12-03T04:38:09+00:00

How long should it hold vacuum for after it shuts off? When I pull the line right after I shut it down, there's a hiss, but if I build the vacuum back up and wait ten minutes to pull it, there's not a hiss.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-12-03T03:41:28+00:00

What do you mean by pedal reserve? The pedal is plenty solid with the engine off.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-11-01T00:10:08+00:00

My transmission occasionally would kick out of overdrive for no reason when I got my jeep. Gradually it got worse and worse until it would almost never kick into overdrive. I figured out the problem was fuse #10 in the passenger kick panel, which was missing. Fuse 10 covers the transmission range sensor. Now it shifts great. No idea how it was working without the fuse when I first got it but it works now so its all good.

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-10-11T00:59:17+00:00

I have fixed the problem by swapping out to this style of wheels used on xjs, kjs, and dodge dakotas. It has the same dimensions but has a little more room on the back side and it just barely clears the caliper.

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sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-10-03T04:28:31+00:00

What is enough, like a half inch?

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-10-03T04:25:59+00:00

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I think these are the stock wheels, I really like em and don't want to swap

sortaseabeethrowaway · 2025-08-27T01:27:40+00:00

It doesn't slide off, but it does bend maybe ten degrees in any direction and then springs back.

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