engine and drivetrain sometimes its the things you cant see

[stone02]

Hi,

   so some times it is the things you can't see.

like working in the dark or in an area that only has one light.

  anyway this car sat for a long time as the owner has

many cars and this 72 tii was giving  him problems. so one

night i went and helped him try and move it, the drums are

stuck. then one nite we try and fire it up and the clutch

is stuck to the flywheel. then he tries to diagnose and

replace the distributor and the rear fuel pump. finally

i get another shot in the actual dark and decide that

the KF is not working.

   tonight i go over and the car is inside a well lit shop

so i am preparing to remove the KF.  by chance i decided

to time the motor (TDC) so the work will be easier.

thru the crack between the upper belt cover and the front

timing cover i can see the belt does not turn when i rotate

the motor. this is what i found, the pump belt,

after about 40 minutes of parts removal and making one new special tool.

so, two hours more scraping and cleaning ever tooth on the crankshaft and

the KF pulley and the car springs to life immediately when the key is

turned. fuel air spark, those are the three but again it some times

is the things you can't see. next trip to the car is to put it back together

and free up the clutch and release the brakes.

stone

[Mike Self]

That's gotta be the worst belt of any type I've ever seen; can't decide if it just melted, or was chewed by rodents...maybe both!

 

Good catch--and you saved yourself a LOT of work!

 

mike

[TobyB]

That looks a lot like what launched itself off the chipper this afternoon...

 

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[OriginalOwner]

Mine just plain broke and sure didn't look anything at all like that.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

[jgerock]

that looks even worse than the one Paul Wegweiser removed from the F-bomb.  Are you bringing the Sprinter to Vintage this year or something else?

[adawil2002]

That's the worst one I've seen. I replace mine every 30K.

Edited May 8, 2016 by adawil2002