Mean Green
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Words of wisdom.
My motor started knocking/ticking once reaching 200 degrees and I can not feel anything in bottom end or on valve covers. I also noticed that my motor mounts look different all of the sudden, almost as if they are all cracked although motor is steady as ever. I had to stop working on it before I could really inspect the mount for cracks or just stretch marks. I also realized that the fan was not spinning and I have never seen that fan not turning. Its jammed into the shroud. Apparently the having jacked the case up a couple of inches has stretched the motor mounts and caused the fan to now contact the lower half of the shroud. I am hoping that ticking could somehow be the clutch fan trying to engage but I have no clue. I'm at a toss up if I should try the mm lift and hope there is enough room to complete it without clearancing the tub more which I have no time to do or just clearance the fan shroud and hope the motor mounts are ok enough for a trip. That Murphy guy was pretty smart.
My motor started knocking/ticking once reaching 200 degrees and I can not feel anything in bottom end or on valve covers. I also noticed that my motor mounts look different all of the sudden, almost as if they are all cracked although motor is steady as ever. I had to stop working on it before I could really inspect the mount for cracks or just stretch marks. I also realized that the fan was not spinning and I have never seen that fan not turning. Its jammed into the shroud. Apparently the having jacked the case up a couple of inches has stretched the motor mounts and caused the fan to now contact the lower half of the shroud. I am hoping that ticking could somehow be the clutch fan trying to engage but I have no clue. I'm at a toss up if I should try the mm lift and hope there is enough room to complete it without clearancing the tub more which I have no time to do or just clearance the fan shroud and hope the motor mounts are ok enough for a trip. That Murphy guy was pretty smart.
About the ticking/knocking. When was the last time you cranked it and how thick of oil is in it. Also how long did you let it run? My TJ ticks some if I don't drive it every day and it's cold in the morning. I would think the fan would clearance a plastic shroud itself, but I could be wrong.
I raised my T-case 3-4 inches in my 4runner and had no issues. Not saying it was the correct way of doing things, but it worked.
I did bust one radiator. But I think that had more to do with the battery breaking the mount and slamming into the radiator knocking it into the fan on 3D at Gulchs "after lunch". I also pancaked a wheel that day too.
I raised my T-case 3-4 inches in my 4runner and had no issues. Not saying it was the correct way of doing things, but it worked.
I did bust one radiator. But I think that had more to do with the battery breaking the mount and slamming into the radiator knocking it into the fan on 3D at Gulchs "after lunch". I also pancaked a wheel that day too.
Cranked 4 times since Windrock. I run Lucas oil additive, the gooh, so I would imaging the oil is very thick. This motor has had ticks when cold but not hot. Maybe its nothing to worry about, exhaust leak or something, which I have for sure. I had a 4.2 that did same thing and threw a rod a couple of weeks later so it just concerns me a bit. I did pour about a quart of water out of the air intake at Windrock last time it ran. I still don't know how it didnt reach the engine then. Maybe it did.