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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 12:38 PM
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I+t is not the best video, but if you know what it is, I took it to a family friend that is a mechanic, he rode with me and said it is piston slap, but it seems that happens on a cold start up. it is a 1998 4x4 blazer 4.3 motor. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Also, the check engine light is on, one of the sensors for the catalytic converters is setting it off. Could a bad catalytic converter be doing this?
 

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Anybody? Any thing I should check?
 
Old Aug 18, 2014 | 07:48 PM
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I have been looking for a parts blazer that I can swap the motor, what years will work?
 
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need better audio, sounds OK to me.
 
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listen around the rpm of 2500-3000, any help would be great.
 
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Anybody have the same thing happen?
 
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Could it be the torque converter going bad?
 
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