[sm=WTFsgign.gif]My truck develpoed this ticking noise toward the back/center of the engine... It keeps getting louder and louder I thought maybe it could be a manafold crack? Any Ideas?
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Dakota 4X4 3.9 V6- Installing 3in Lift and Roll Bar

maybe a bad lifter?

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99 Dodge Dakota Sport 4x4 Extended cab
PB3 - Intense Blue, Pearl Coat
5.2L 318, 5 speed manual
31x10.5x15
LeBra soft tonneau (get one, it saves gas!)
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I found it out I have and exhuast leak in where the manafold connects to the pipe....

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Dakota 4X4 3.9 V6- Installing 3in Lift and Roll Bar

So at the Collector, easy fix get a new gasket tighten the baby back up.

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what is a good way to find where an exhaust leak is coming from becaue i think i have one but im not sure if its from the cat that the shop welded on really bad (that i already welded shut once) or somewhere else? any tips on how to find a leak?

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96 XJ, 4.0, auto, 4x4, HF Cat, 40 series, K&N, Accel, M/T, 188k miles!

to find a leak on the exhaust pipe then with the truck running hold your hand about half an inch from the pipe in the area that u r trying to check and if it is leaking u will feel little puffs of exhaust comming out.

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