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Wedge I might have let the smoke out [TR8]

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Is you car FI? Your pulley looks just like mine. FI cars don't have an air pump.
 
It's a FI car, so it may be a FI pulley. The dilemma is that it appears to be out of plane with the alternator and the crank pulley. It's almost like it's missing a rubber vibration dampener or something, though I don't see one in the catalog.

I am presently trying to decide if I try shimming it out a hair. It's the only pulley that I have any chance of moving.
 
JodyFKerr said:
It's a FI car, so it may be a FI pulley. The dilemma is that it appears to be out of plane with the alternator and the crank pulley. It's almost like it's missing a rubber vibration dampener or something, though I don't see one in the catalog.

I am presently trying to decide if I try shimming it out a hair. It's the only pulley that I have any chance of moving.
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Mine was mounted directly to the water pump, nothing in-between.

Any idea if you have the original water pump? I think there are Buick ones that fit the opening, but have a different pulley offset. But I though those were way off, not just a little.
 
Ted sent this pic to me a while ago Jody,
TedsPulleys.jpg
 
Coolio, thanks. After talking to a number of different folks, I am firmly aware that the offset between the water pulley pump and the alternator shouldn't be there.

I'm also done messing with this beast. While I was looking for a pound of C-4 my lovely wife said, why don't you just take it in to the shop, then either they can fix it, or you won't be the only one scratching your head and swearing.

As much as I'd like to play with explosives, I think I shall swallow my pride and take the wife's advice.

Jody
 
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