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  1. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    FYI: I added the Lucas additive, and it didn't do much. It seems to have quieted the rattle during start up a tiny bit, and shortened the time it does it by maybe a fraction of a second, but the knock is still there, and it still sucks.
  2. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    Sh*t.....that's anywhere from $300-$400 in labor alone. I think I'll just try adding some additive for now to quiet it, and I'll go to town on it if it gets worse or when I get out of the hole I'm in right now. My daughter just turned 1, and I spent A LOT of money on her party. I can't afford...
  3. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    Yup..........that's the sound the makes my testicles retract into my scrotum every time I start my car. It doesn't do it constantly as in the video, but that's the sound, for sure. I guess I'm going to get to know my motor well.
  4. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    Better? :) So you can't tell if the phasers are bad just from removing the valve covers? They actually have to be taken out? I'd have to find a good write-up, then. Taking things apart is easy.....but then I'm not sure how to put it back together and I may make things worse.
  5. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

  6. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    So the shop would have not been able to see that the tensioners were bad or worn just be removing the valve cover? You must remove the timing chain cover to see them? The reason I ask is because I want to make sure that this is something they shouldn't have missed within the scope of their...
  7. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    That is a good point and really what has me stumped. It could be that the new oil offered enough initial lubrication to shut it up for a while, but the damage was already done and once that effect wore off, it started doing it again. However, before he oil change, the problem was worse. Along...
  8. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    Thanks for this info. Do you know if you can see these tensioners with the valve cover removed? The sound seems to be dominant from the driver's side head, so this was the only valve cover that was removed and nothing was found to be worn down. I'm thinking: If the tensioner on the passenger...
  9. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    My car has 55K miles, and I am trying to call the shop to see what kind of filter they used, but I am not getting an answer right now. I will come back and post with the brand of filter, but I am almost positive it is an OEM Motorcraft filter.
  10. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    It does go away in a few seconds after start-up. However, I am not running nor have I ever run a cheap oil filter. The oil filter it has now has maybe 250 miles on it, and it's making the noise, so I cannot attest it to that. OP: Sorry for jacking your thread, but hopefully you're getting some...
  11. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    In my case, I am running the Ford Motorcraft synthetic oil that came with the car from factory. Honestly, I cannot give you the oil weights because I do not remember them, but I am pretty confident that in my case, the oil weights are correct and is not the cause of this problem.
  12. rugedraw

    Loud rattle at start up

    Wow. I just did a search for this issue and nothing turned up. So I came to start a thread, and low and behold: I find this topic just posted on the board. I am having the same problem. It started a few weeks ago, and I had the car taken to a shop to get checked out. The valve covers were...
  13. rugedraw

    n20 guys...powershift while spraying?

    Amen, brother. In my foxes back in the day, I had the nitrous on a button with a telephone-type cord that came from the left side of the dash. I would hold it in my left hand while gripping the steering wheel, and let go of the spray while I was shifting. If I didn't miss the gear, I'd hit...
  14. rugedraw

    Clutch/shifter issue?

    The most obvious thing is, try bleeding the hydraulic clutch system. With that said, I've heard aftermarket clutches are garbage on these cars. The hydraulic clutch system doesn't pull the clutch off of the flywheel completely making it almost impossible to get it into gear. I've heard that...
  15. rugedraw

    Really disappointed in the Hurst shifter…..

    I am more than capable, but I'd only be saving $300 and losing a weekend because I don't have a lift and very limited power tools. $300 in labor (this includes input and throughout bearings) to swap out a tranny, clutch, and flywheel? Not bad, IMO....and it's being done at a reputable shop, too.
  16. rugedraw

    Really disappointed in the Hurst shifter…..

    Yea, I feel you. Update: Just got a call from the shop. My clutch was burnt out, and that's probably why my car was such a mission to shift. When I get it back, I'm a try that 2-3 shift again and see what's up now with a new clutch and aluminum flywheel. :clap: Btw: Cost of repairs just...
  17. rugedraw

    Throttle Body Failure??

    Glad you got it worked out. That TB is a great looking piece, btw.
  18. rugedraw

    Really disappointed in the Hurst shifter…..

    Naw, I'm not really that pissed about it. I bought my car used with 36K on it, and I've put another 14K on it; pretty much beating the shit out of it the whole time. I really can't complain. Now I got a new tranny (well, with 800 miles on it) that I can put through hell. I got a great deal on...
  19. rugedraw

    Really disappointed in the Hurst shifter…..

    Then why did I just pay $600 for a gently used T3650 to replace the one which almost exploded when I tried power-shifting into 3rd at 6,500 rpm last Sunday? If you wanna say I'm a lousy driver; so be it. I don't care; I know I can drive. When you play hard, you sometimes break shit; but if...
  20. rugedraw

    Really disappointed in the Hurst shifter…..

    I like my Hurst, but I haven't tried any other ones. The CHE brace with torque limiters tightened everything up, I still find the 2-3 shift tricky. So tricky, actually, that I was practicing my 2-3 shift last Sunday. I put in my CHE brace 2 weekends ago and it hasn't stopped raining in Miami...
  21. rugedraw

    Auto Drop Windows

    Touche.......
  22. rugedraw

    Burnouts

    Thread hi-jack, for real! :clap: I think I remember the yellow S10; not sure. I didn't hang out with a Vietnamese kid, so that wasn't me. The bikes torquing over; I don't remember that. I remember seeing some crazy guys on Banshees that would run the 1/4 against cars and smoke them. They would...
  23. rugedraw

    Auto Drop Windows

    No problems with mine, and my car has a build date of 12/2/04. +1 on them needing to be programmed, but it's a simple enough task. I don't remember exactly how to do it, but if you need it, instructions are a Google search away.
  24. rugedraw

    Burnouts

    There we go.....what he said. :clap: Good point on the diff comment, too. Makes plenty sense.
  25. rugedraw

    Burnouts

    Exactly right.....there were some fast cars that would go out to Saga Bay. I was sneaking out of my house when I was 14 y/o to go out there with my friends who had cars.......good times. I had a '90 LX hatchback that was an original Steeda. The car was white with red racing stripes, and had the...

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