As fun as it is to try to describe and diagnose engine sounds via the computer, Ive got to ask
The kick wouldnt pass smog here in CA....the timing was out of spec. I had the TB changed last year, and I guess the guy just put the belt on and turned the distributor cap all the way to tune it....
So it does not pass, and I take it in and the shop retimed it to spec (8 BTDC). Now, when I am in 4th and 5th gears going over 55 mph at partial throttle it sounds like something is grinding. It gets worse with speed. I hear nothing in gears 1-3, and even 4th is not very noticeable. I have never heard it before, and I am not entirely sure that it happened as a result of the timing change....not sure how that would happen anyway....
On the other hand, I did a little wheeling with the new lift from digger.....I was able to do 90% or more of the trails that a friend of mine in a lifted wrangler with 35 inch tires can do.....And my drive home was much more enjoyable.....
So anyway, if anyone has any ideas about what is making this noise, please let me know....it sounds bad.
Thanks!