so after i start my truck i hear a weird noise like something is rattling around inside my engine. Anyone know what that could be?

its a 1999 4.0 ohv btw

 

Water pump impeller?

 

is a water pump hard to replace?

 

I'd try to narrow it down a little better then that...where is the noise comeing from, front or back, left right, up down???

 

im not sure where it is coming from i head it when i left for school today all i know is it sounds like it is coming from the engine and it lasts for about 3 seconds after i start my truck

 

Sound like this?

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ame-noise.html

 

now that i have had time to inspect it it is coming from the back of my engine

 

yep that was it. Anyone have any tips on how to clean the starter. or do i just have to buy a new one?

 

2 easy.

Remove it (disconnect battery first).

Take the bolts out of the endcaps (2 long ones, 2 short ones).

Take the 2 phillips screws out of the solenoid. Pull that off with a little wiggling.

Separate the endcap and rotor portion, leaving it loosely intact.

Clean up the brushes first. If they don't protrude much beyond their housing, stop , reassemble and go buy a starter. Bad brushes won't last. They need to protrude and have good spring tension. If they don't show 1/8" or more beyond flush, they are done.

Good brushes? Then spray the bejesus out of all the gunk, everywhere with a good degreaser like brake clean or carb/choke cleaner. I use kerosene and a paint brush. Then, when done, lightly lube the solenoid and gear shaft with lubriplate and reassemble it all. The solenoid goes in with a little slot on that arm, so note that.

It really is easy work, just pay attention as it comes apart and don't disassemble more than necessary.

 

I don't know about where you live but over here there's a local auto electric place that rebuilds stuff like this. My ex girlfriends starter went out in her civic and the cheapest one I could find was $150 or so. This auto electric place went through it and rebuilt it and cleaned and painted it for like $30. It looked brand new after he was done and that was over 3 years ago and still going strong. Just something to look into if you have anything like that in your area.