So here is an interesting problem. I put my crank pulley back on and it lines up just fine with the alt pulley. The water pump pulley is a whole different deal. It sits back a smidge to far. I put 1 washer per bolt back there to try to shim it up but it still is off. Not a great deal mind you but enough that I am asking about it. I can't put any more washers back there to shim up the pulley because then it won't mate right to the pump. Any ideas? Suggestions? WTF happened?
Real time help crank to water pump pulley alignment
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A spacer goes behind the pulley. Part #12 in the pic.
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Do you have a fan clutch? If so, there is no spacer. There are two different lengths of waterpumps BTW. I think all the direct drive fans(metal and 6-blade plastic) had a spacer. IIRC, I had mine behind the pulley, but the diagram I posted shows it in front of the pulley
How far off is it?
How far off is it?
This pic shows it behind the pulley??????
in addition to removing your crank pulley did you replace/remove either the alternator or water pump?
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Do you have a fan clutch? If so, there is no spacer. There are two different lengths of waterpumps BTW. I think all the direct drive fans(metal and 6-blade plastic) had a spacer. IIRC, I had mine behind the pulley, but the diagram I posted shows it in front of the pulley
How far off is it?
1/4 inch maybe
Pic from CCOT....
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Everything is brand new.
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Well I am nowhere near an inch off.
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Is there any chance that the issue is with my crank pulley... go to the end of my buildup thread for pictures. I did crank it to 130 ft/lbs and it was rather easy to get to that. Maybe I didn't put the crank pulley on far enough and I need to still wrench on it till it lines up?
Joe
Joe
are you running a 2 groove crank pulley
by chance are you using the longer '76-'79 water pump and it's off by 1/4" on the outer groove?
I've got a '76 water pump here in the garage that measures 6 1/4"
if you had a water pump with the spacing that the one from CCOT depicts, the differences would be very close to your measurements?
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It's a 79 motor with the 2 groove pulley and the water pump is for a 79. I am using the inside groove. Both the crank and the wp pulleys are the original ones that came off the thing. The more I look at it the more I am suspecting that the crank pulley isn't on all the way even though the crank nut is torques down at 130 ft/lbs. Take a look at the very last page of my build up. The link is in my sig. The last photos I put up were from when I put the crank on last night. I
can't put up photos as I am on my iPhone.
If it is the crank like I suspect, how will I know when it is seated properly. Is there a certain distance it should be from the timing cover? I also want to point out that the threads of the crank are right at the end of the threads on the crank nut.
can't put up photos as I am on my iPhone.
If it is the crank like I suspect, how will I know when it is seated properly. Is there a certain distance it should be from the timing cover? I also want to point out that the threads of the crank are right at the end of the threads on the crank nut.