Sounds like someone's lap dog is under my hood in the morning.

newjeepowner · Sep 28, 2006

This just started happening yesterday morning. Sounds like a small lap dog under my hood who is barking lightly. He barks a little under every second. For about the first 5 minutes then leaves me alone. I tried looking under the hood this morning but it was dark and it sounded like he was on the passenger side of the engine. Anyone have any idea what I am hearing? I thought it was the belt. Does not seem to be coming from the front of the engine. More like the side. It is a 99 with a 4.0L. The vehicle does not run any different.

goodburbon · Sep 28, 2006

Remove the belt and start the engine to see if it is something belt driven.

fizassist · Sep 28, 2006

newjeepowner said:
This just started happening yesterday morning. Sounds like a small lap dog under my hood who is barking lightly. He barks a little under every second. For about the first 5 minutes then leaves me alone. I tried looking under the hood this morning but it was dark and it sounded like he was on the passenger side of the engine. Anyone have any idea what I am hearing? I thought it was the belt. Does not seem to be coming from the front of the engine. More like the side. It is a 99 with a 4.0L. The vehicle does not run any different.

Don't believe your ears; check the belt tension. I would have sworn my squealing belt sound was coming from the rear diff.

loke · Sep 28, 2006

Did you ask your neighbours if they were missing a small dog?

:angel:

newjeepowner · Sep 28, 2006

no, did not see a dog yet. He could be hiding.

newjeepowner · Sep 28, 2006

I just went outside to check and see where the squeaking/barking noise is coming from. I swear it sounds like it is coming from my distributor cap. If I put my hand on the cap I can feel a slight pulse. It does go away after it gets warm. Any idea what it could be?

newjeepowner · Sep 28, 2006

did some research. may be my distibutor bearing.

goodburbon · Sep 29, 2006

goodburbon said:
Remove the belt and start the engine to see if it is something belt driven.

I'm sorry , did you hear something? No i was too busy sticking my hand on a running distributor.:doh:

Step 1. eliminate cheap possibilites, you don't even have to pull the belt all the way off:wave:

RichP · Sep 29, 2006

goodburbon said:
I'm sorry , did you hear something? No i was too busy sticking my hand on a running distributor.:doh:

Step 1. eliminate cheap possibilites, you don't even have to pull the belt all the way off:wave:

Shocking, positively shocking...

newjeepowner · Oct 1, 2006

Thank you everyone. It was my distributor. After I pulled the old unit it was hard to turn the rotor. Very easy replacing. Marked the spot where the rotor was pointing and again when the distributor was pulled. Went right back to the same spot on first try of installing the new distributor

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