1988 Ford Ranger demons in block ???

1988 FORD RANGER
121,986 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DALE ERICKSON
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2.3 liter that when first starts , and drives , makes wierd sound . but once The truck gets above 55, and than slows back down , sound is gone . Bent rod perhaps , or maybe stuck vaulve ??
Aug 11, 2008 at 2:07 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Sir -you need to describe this wierd sound-is it a ticking,tapping,thudding, thumping,buzzing,rattling and scraping ??????
Aug 11, 2008 at 2:41 AM
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DALE ERICKSON
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the sound strats off with a clangging , but after it runs for a few seconds it sounds like a pinging sound . once you take it on the highway , and do over fiffty miles an hour , for a mile or two. and than come to a stop , the sound is gone . but if you turn the truck off and restart it , the sound is back until once again you get it up over fiffty .
Aug 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM
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RASMATAZ
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What part of the engine is this noise noticeable when you cold start it-
Aug 11, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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