I posted a few months back about a loud noise and you guys said it was my catallytic converter. Well, you were right, but Ford won't fix it under warranty for just making noise. They said the engine light has to come on specifically for that kind of emissions problem, so I've been driving it that way. Ford suggested that it was just rattling around down there and that they could put some clamps on it for a price. We haven't done it yet. Tonight, we tried to leave on a road trip and had to turn back because there was a hissing sound when we accelerated, and we lost a lot of power. The engine sounds like it's working hard when you first accelerate and the hiss noise is continuous as long as your foot is on the gas.The truck got pretty hot and we had to let it cool down before heading back home. Any chance that this is part of the catallytic converter problem? Sounds logical to me, but I don't know anything!!
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17 years ago