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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:32 pm
by MAD DOG 79
hey jst got a problem with a mate car.its an 86 2LT desiel. wen u start it wen its cold it sounds lik some ones throwen a hand full of marbles into the motor yet once it gets warm it doesnt do it.it also blows smoke and is slugish, any one got any ideas????
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:38 pm
by Rascal
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:12 am
by v6hilux
Hey Mad Dog 79,
Sounds like you have an engine timing issue.
The timing belt may have slipped a tooth or 2.
Best get the cover removed and check the timing marks line-up as they should for it to run smooth again.
The marble sound is a diesel engine "rattle" associated with incorrect Injector Pump timing.
Was the truck running fine, then it changed all of a sudden, or has it been like this since it was obtained?