So my truck has developed the infamous "chirp"...LOL at first it was very speratic and i could never hear it long enough to really chase it. IT always happens while im driving. MOst of teh time about 50 mph. Its coming from the bell housing/ back of engine as best as i can tell. It sounds a lot like a pump that has run out of stuff to suck. The best way to discribe it is... well and anoying bird chirping back and forth...

The thing is that i can only really think of two things there. An oil pump and my slave cylander. The slave is brand new. And i had my oil pan of last month and nothing looked out of the ordinary.

YOu guys have any ideas?

Anything to check.

Oil level is good.

Every time i slow down to stop and chase it any further it stops at 20mph. It doesn't make a differance if i push the clutch in or out. Rev the engine up. Go faster or slower to a point. Like i said it goes away at 20mph.

ITs only been doing it for about a month and a half. 2 and 1/2 months ago is when it got a brand new tranny and clutch. As well as the parts that go along with it.

What you all think?

Maybe Jbrew has a pic of my problem

 

It sounds like those stupid cat sheilds - same thing happened to me . Heres how you fix -



The rears made noises like that first - that spot weld breaks on top eventually.

 

Figured you would have a pic.. :LOL: Whats new. I saw you were getting some greif about your pics in another thread... Who would get ya for helping?

IM gune run out and feal under her.....

See if thats it.

 

So i crawled under and everything looked tight and there was no play on the cat heat shields. I rockedthe exhast around and no noise. I felt around the starter and other components and no luck on finding anything loose.

 

Oh yea they feel tight - until they heat up , but thats what's chirping.

 

So how do i fix it... Big hose clamps?

 

LOL , yup 6-7"clamps. Start off with two on the rears . The drivers side usually chirps first. The forward cats will to as time goes on - it drove me nuts .

Magnafows are the only replacement cats I seen that have there heat sheilds totally welded, instead of the cheap spot welded stockers.

 

my truck when i get on it chirps for a second until it changes gears. it sound like a belt squeal, like the pulleys are going to fast for the belts or somethign any one have any clue what that could. sorry to jack the thread

 

Ohhhhh its on... thread jacker... :LOL:

ITs all good. I got mine for the night. no im guna go cudle with the sheets and tell the wife NO!!!

 

It is belt squeal .. Get a Gates

 

You liar

 

Whys that. Cant i be satisfied with your help tonight.....

Your right. Maybe you better come down here and do my cats yourself...

 

I'm doing body work on mine

I hate that crap!!

I did the rear bed last winter - now the rockers ..

 

Isthere anything you dont do???? Whats up with ford doing a fiberglass bed on the step sides? I put a 2 inch wide stick threw it like the first week i had my truck. I have been meaning to do the fiberglass repair but it would look gayer than it does now with all the white cuase i cant afford to paint it.

 

Always have - I can't afford the other way..

I buy the paint first - I won't drive it with primer on it