92 Dogde Gr caravan engine noise

The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
intesidy. The transmission has be installed and removed twice in the last
month because of a leak. If the cause is the fly wheel could it be related
to improper removal install.

Is this a common problem with the 3.3.

If I continue to drive it what are the consequenses. At 200 k and being a 92
there is not muvh value left any way.

Thanks for your input

GJF

"Go rj Francis" > wrote in message
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> The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
> wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
> intesidy. The transmission has be installed and removed twice in the last
> month because of a leak. If the cause is the fly wheel could it be related
> to improper removal install.
>
> Is this a common problem with the 3.3.
>
> If I continue to drive it what are the consequenses. At 200 k and being a
92
> there is not muvh value left any way.
>
> Thanks for your input
>
> GJF

Make sure that it's not one of the torque-converter-to-flexplate bolts
that's starting to back out of it's hole. It will tap on the block and sound
like a rod knocking.

"Go rj Francis" > wrote in message
news:I1ead.703038$gE.70874@pd7tw3no...
> The noise sounds like a bad lifter but worse. One suggestion was the fly
> wheel is cracked and making the noise. It is always there but changes in
> intesidy. The transmission has be installed and removed twice in the last
> month because of a leak. If the cause is the fly wheel could it be related
> to improper removal install.
>
> Is this a common problem with the 3.3.
>
> If I continue to drive it what are the consequenses. At 200 k and being a
92
> there is not muvh value left any way.
>
> Thanks for your input
>
> GJF

Make sure that it's not one of the torque-converter-to-flexplate bolts
that's starting to back out of it's hole. It will tap on the block and sound
like a rod knocking.

Sounds just like what my '93 Caravan did just before the tranny died. If
it was the bolts like was suggested, makes a lot of sense to me, I can't
tow it with the front tires on the ground. Just made a really bad, fast
rattling sound, the stopped dead in it's tracks.

Sounds just like what my '93 Caravan did just before the tranny died. If
it was the bolts like was suggested, makes a lot of sense to me, I can't
tow it with the front tires on the ground. Just made a really bad, fast
rattling sound, the stopped dead in it's tracks.