Bit of a scare... and a bit of advice....
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08/16/09 04:20 PM
08/16/09 04:20 PM
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Took the Charger out for a bit of "spirited driving, it was a nice cool day so I figured what the heck. Anyway after a quick 2nd gear blast I started hearing that "uh oh" chirping from under the hood....luckily I was near the house so I limped it on into the garage. I noticed my Power steering went away so..... FORTUNATELY all it was was my crank pulley came loose and slung the belt.... We tend to forget....ESPECIALLY WITH BIG TORQUE STROKERS, that were slinging stuff around with a heck of a lot more force and with a much higher rate of acceleration than these motors had to deal with stock....and in some cases we're DOUBLE the horsepower. It pays to Loctite all the little bolts in the front too, we all remember the flexplate but sometimes not the pulley in front. Oh and use all 6 bolts, I know BB Chevies only use 3 but we're not the bow-tie boyz
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Re: Bit of a scare... and a bit of advice....
[Re: Kam*Kuda]
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08/17/09 10:04 PM
08/17/09 10:04 PM
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Posts: 4,220 West Plains, MO
DrCharles
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I think I got it... -Don't run power steering, belt can come off -Avoid automatics, they have converter bolts that come loose, and cooler lines that can wrap around the damper. Right? -Charles (sloooowly building a 451, 4-speed, manual steering A-body)
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