Guys,
I have a new trans on the way as I posted in another thread. A seperate issue, don't think its the tranny doing this. I have been having a slight rattle/pop/click in the bell housing area. It is damn hard to pinpoint but definately was coming from under the truck more so toward the rear of the engine, high up toward the firewall it sounded. I pulled the LITTLE access hole covers and loosened the starter and the plastic cover at the starter to give it a look. I could see nothing obviously wrong. Looking for TC bolts or flexplate to crank bolts backed out or cracks in the flexplate. Thinking I would be in there soon when I replaced tranny, I'll let it ride till then.

Yesterday I took it for a small drive after replacing a front axle seal. I get back home and left it idling when I got out. It now sounds like hell. Loud pops/clicks/ and another strange noise that words can't describe. Can hear it more now under the hood, more toward the the passenger side, rearward still. But still darn hard to pinpoint.

I am praying its the flexplate or something there. Hearing it now has me worried of more serious things.

Anybody have a flexplate go south? How bad did it sound?

Anything rearward to the engine that can go bad that would sound off badly? The truck idles fine and runs fine.

Anybody have a Precision Industries verter go out on them? Did it sound bad? How could you test one once out?

I'm not driving the truck now. Actually gonna go buy a beater in the next couple days. Since the truck is my daily driver. Gonna get it in the garage and pull the tranny in the meantime in preperation for the new FLT coming. My worries are that I am going to get into it and not find anything wrong which could point to the TC or engine. I am also gonna pull the plugs and have a look but the way its running, no miss, I am certian it is at least hitting on all 8 cylinders.

Sorry for the long post. Venting somewhat... I am very DISTRESSED.