Yes it is wonderful to finally know what is wrong. I spent a lot of money to fix it ($890) but it was worth it. I was gonna use that money for some mods. Oh well another time. Its just nice to have her purring again. Now I am ready for the winter and hopefully some fun in the Buffalo snow. After all that is why I went to a 4x4. I was pleased when I got the rodeo back and it did not sound sick anymore. It was a scary weak, my funds are tight and I was worrying about the mounting bills. Hopefully nothing but routine oil changes for a while. I still wish I had the know-how to do this work myself. Out of all my friends not one of them has mechanical skills. I think I need some new friends to teach me this stuff.
again thanks for the help,
Marc