Finally found out the real problem. The clutch fan is going out and it causes a rattle in the front of the engine. Months ago when I took it to the steeler dealer I told them to replace the clutch fan when they put on a new fan blade under warrenty. They said the clutch for the fan was OK and the blade was the problem. Back to the dealer next week as now they have agreed to replace this part.

Also while it is there they are going to replace the emergency gas door pull located on the right side back in the panel, the resonator bracket located behind the intake manafold and recheck the exhaust for a leak since it is now making a noise again since they replaced the muffler and tail pipe. The 5 year warrenty runs out in October of 2007 so I am trying to keep up with all this stuff since it is being done for free.

I enjoy reading all your posts but I am 56 years old and my off road days are about over. Back in the late 60's we used to put chev small blocks in WWII surplus jeep CJ2A's for off road use. Those were the days.