[V8] Back on the road!

[Ed Kellock]

Yes, please be more specific, as I've just recently parked my V8 because of
strange noises in the front.  I did the t-belt only about 20k ago and I did
replace everything.

What kind of noises are made when the fan clutch starts to go south?

Ed


On 8/22/06, Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
>
> What bearings?
>
>
> At 11:21 PM 8/22/2006 +0000, bkrddrvs at comcast.net wrote:
> >Just wanted to tell any and all of you - Thanks!
> >After more than 3 months, I finally got my 1993 back on the road.  And to
> >all of you out there who haven't had the opportunity to drive a V8Q in a
> >while, it is a real treat.  I kinda forgot how pleasuable they are to
> drive,
> >but after my wife and I had to deal with a 1998 Discovery - by the way,
> >105,000 miles -  40,000 in the 4 years I have owned it,  and nothing
> major
> >except replacing a oil pan gasket, tires and lightbulbs, and it needs a
> >front main seal - I really appreciate the power, control and ride of my
> V8.
> >If you recall, in April, it quit running with 121,000 - 59,000 since a
> >timing belt - and after the help from you all, I thought it had slipped a
> >tooth on the right (passanger) bank.  Yeah, more like six teeth.  Of
> course,
> >valves were bent so I asked around, and found a shop in Spokane familiar
> >with V8's.  They had 3 around the shop when I visited them.  They fixed
> it
> >up and it runs better than new.  No noises from the front of the engine -
> I
> >had already replaced bearings, etc., before I determined it needed more
> than
> >my skills to get it running.
> >Anyway,  thanks to you all.  We determined it as probably a failed
> bearing
> >that started it all, so if you hear a lot of "rattle" coming from the
> front
> >of the engine, don't wait too long to get things fixed - I did and it
> cost
> >me $2950.
> >Rich Ehlert - grinning again.
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