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Sounds like rock tumbler

Old Dec 30, 2018 | 2:40 AM
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I have an 03 Trailblazer LTZ just under 200,000 miles it is making a noise in the front of motor area that reminds me of a rock tumbler. The noise is constant from the time I start it till I turn it off and seems to get worse each time I start it. Fan does wobble a little bit.
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Old Dec 30, 2018 | 5:51 PM
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fan shouldn't wobble. if its a 5.3 with a fan clutch the water pump maybe bad...post a video. remove the belt and spin all the pulleys
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Old Dec 30, 2018 | 6:42 PM
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My 93 did this and it was a loose pulley on the crank
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Old Jan 4, 2019 | 6:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tech2
fan shouldn't wobble. if its a 5.3 with a fan clutch the water pump maybe bad...post a video. remove the belt and spin all the pulleys
Thank you very much, yes it is the water pump.
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