radrock
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2011
- Messages
- 1,464
- Location
- S/O Joplin, Missouri
- Tractor
- Massey Ferguson 1526 Hydrostat
Radrock, its in V8 at idle but that flapper is dependant on exhaust flow to open, its not electronic just a tension spring, as you accelerate and more exhaust flows it opens. I had my truck idling and it was shut, i manually opened it and vvvrrrooommmm it sounded like a normal truck. I mean all the crap on these things now, i want a truck not a honda. So I clamped it open so its wide open all the time. If you tap where the spring is it will clatter like a cowbell, when mine would go in V4 and it closed it would flutter and sound like the rearend was going to fall out. When I took it to the dealer i removed the clamp and evidently stretched the spring enough that it quit rattling but as soon as i got home i clamped it back open. Mine has manual seats. Ive had 4 loaner trucks, all 2014 chevy or gmc 1500's and none of them made the noises or had issues mine did.
Well that's to bad it has given you trouble. Mine is quiet as can be. I do have a little wind noise but I blame it on the window vent shades I put on. Nothing bad though. I don't think you can hardly keep a truck sounding like a truck anymore. Like you said all of the crap on them...