paradox411
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- City, State
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Explorer XLT
Hello guys!
I currently drive a 1998 XLT with a 4.0L V6. I have long suspected that I had a blown head gasket, and used some sealant in order to stop the coolant leak. I drained and replaced my oil, and replaced a fowled spark plug. My truck is now up and running better than it has in the past year of me owning it (Doesn't burn antifreeze any more
) My truck now has a strange "Chain sound" only when in drive, and gets louder the higher the RPMs are. The sound stops in neutral, and is quite loud..The sound is kind of hard to hear, it comes across more high pitched in the video than it really is; I tried to get a video of the sound here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7a-hFEum685aEZvVU1NdkVnNFU/view?usp=sharing
I thought it could've been the timing chain but I am assuming that it would still be audible when it is in neutral, which it is not.
Aside from this sound, my truck also seems to hesitate and shake when pulling away from stop signs. Alongside this, while going higher speeds, it will start shaking violently until i either let off the gas or push harder on the gas to get it to shift; I don't suspect this to be a transmission problem as it does not happen in one specific gear: I can get the same results in any gear, although it did get significantly better after I replaced the spark plug.
Thank you for any help that is posted, I appreciate it!
I currently drive a 1998 XLT with a 4.0L V6. I have long suspected that I had a blown head gasket, and used some sealant in order to stop the coolant leak. I drained and replaced my oil, and replaced a fowled spark plug. My truck is now up and running better than it has in the past year of me owning it (Doesn't burn antifreeze any more
) My truck now has a strange "Chain sound" only when in drive, and gets louder the higher the RPMs are. The sound stops in neutral, and is quite loud..The sound is kind of hard to hear, it comes across more high pitched in the video than it really is; I tried to get a video of the sound here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7a-hFEum685aEZvVU1NdkVnNFU/view?usp=sharingI thought it could've been the timing chain but I am assuming that it would still be audible when it is in neutral, which it is not.
Aside from this sound, my truck also seems to hesitate and shake when pulling away from stop signs. Alongside this, while going higher speeds, it will start shaking violently until i either let off the gas or push harder on the gas to get it to shift; I don't suspect this to be a transmission problem as it does not happen in one specific gear: I can get the same results in any gear, although it did get significantly better after I replaced the spark plug.
Thank you for any help that is posted, I appreciate it!
