Only when it is cold.
The power brake booster has a massive vacuum leak.
Where is the rattling from, the engine compartment or under truck? Have you recently had it off-road where you could have picked up gravel in your heat shield on the exhaust? If it's from the engine, it could be a loose bracket. Get someone to revv up for you while you get under the hood, and just listen and you can narrow down your options.
A bad engine rod is an engine rod that has misbeheaved.
whats so bad about the steam engine
NO, but it will cause bad engine performance
yes, if its ticking bad and you like the engine, get it fixed
Bad engine cushions can make the engine shake. bad spark plugs cause malfunction as the car starts running.
Get engine running. While the engine is running disconect the POSITIVE termninal from the battery. If the engine dies, the Alterntor is bad.
It's a good engine, just bad to work on.
it is bad for the catalytic converter and O2 sensor. It is also bad for the environment. Your engine also has less power due to the worn rings and loss of compression.
If there is an erratic idle then the idle air control valve can be malfunctioning. First perform an engine diagnostic to see if there are any malfunctioning sensors. The ECU will the be able to determine if the idle air control valve is broken.
Engine choke and make noise if the Engine Oil is low. of if you got bad gas...