Mr. Plow wrote:
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>> I was later told by a few people that this was due to "crank walk",
>> >basically the bearings on the crank were shot which allowed the crank
>> to move forward and backward just enough that at high rpms the belt was
>> fluctuating and would slip off the edge of the pully. It is possible
>> >that something along these lines has occured.
>>
>> Marty
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> Marty, tell me more about this, and especially what you did to fix it.
> From your above post, i'm assuming i'll have to get something with the
> crank pulley changed?????
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> The Adam Blaster
> Two words, figure it out.....
Adam,
If it's something with the crank bearings, it could be a lot worse than
the pulley. Whole bottom end? If you're tearing the engine apart that
far, you may as well swap it or put some serious machining work into it.
Anyone bored and/or stroked a 4.7 yet?
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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