squeal, smoke, no starty (1 Viewer)

[patride71]

got er runnin....

called the yota dealer and was quoted about $28 for a fj40 belt w/no ps, which i think would work, but i didn't want to drive and spend that much. went to carquest and bought a 50" 1/2" width belt, which is basically the same as the a/c belt on the cruiser. it works, but the belt is pretty loose, since it is not as wide or thick. i have the alt tensioned as much as it will go and its still loose, but i drove it around and it doesn't seem to be slipping. its been a while since i drove w/o power steering though, so that was fun. i think its good enough to get me from austin to san antonio. then i can just park her in the garage and save up some $ and time to get a "new" smog pump or buy one them there pulleys from tlc.

 

[patride71]

ok...this is a blast from the past here. i am finally getting around to dealing with my lack of a smog pump and no power steering. i wanted to get a pulley installed instead and jim c with tlc sells them from what i have seen, but i don't know if he still sells them or what. i sent him a pm and an email with no response. i did not see tlc online when i looked. any other places sell these that someone knows of???

tia,
pat

 

[Winston]

If the air pump was just being used as an idler, you can remove it, open it up, remove all the seized up crap inside, and replace it. Then you'll have a very inexpensive idler that can't seize again.

 

[dmede808]

Not to hijack your thread too much, but is it possible to have something like the air pump or power steering pump seize temporarily then free up again? When I was camping in the Sierras last season I tried to start up my truck one morning and I got the same symptoms patride71 got (very loud squeeling, smoke, hard to start).

I looked under the hood while my wife turned her over and I could see the belt was slipping on something, but not sure what. Finally I just decieded to gas it I think, and it went right back to normal, no more squeal or smoke. Hasn't happened since. Is this a sign my AP is going out?

 

[John McVicker]

ok...this is a blast from the past here. i am finally getting around to dealing with my lack of a smog pump and no power steering. i wanted to get a pulley installed instead and jim c with tlc sells them from what i have seen, but i don't know if he still sells them or what. i sent him a pm and an email with no response. i did not see tlc online when i looked. any other places sell these that someone knows of???

tia,
pat

Keep trying Jim C. He will get back with you.

There may be others that sell a similar pulley (don't know) but I 'think' I saw a thread within the last couple of weeks indicating he still sells this.

Good luck, John

 

[FJ40Jim]

Pat,
PM'ed you re: a pulley.

 

[bigbrown]

i agree with winston.

you'll need to take the pump off anyway. take it apart and you'll find these graphite-like blades. they break easy and can jam it up in there. i would try and gut the thing and see if you can make it spin. might save you some $.

 

[Dave-T]

Not to hijack your thread too much, but is it possible to have something like the air pump or power steering pump seize temporarily then free up again? When I was camping in the Sierras last season I tried to start up my truck one morning and I got the same symptoms patride71 got (very loud squeeling, smoke, hard to start).

I looked under the hood while my wife turned her over and I could see the belt was slipping on something, but not sure what. Finally I just decieded to gas it I think, and it went right back to normal, no more squeal or smoke. Hasn't happened since. Is this a sign my AP is going out?

Mine did the same thing once. Froze up, I identified it was in fact the air pump, and then had some lunch. When I got back to it I found it was free. It seized for good a couple days later. Sounds like you should have positively identifed where the problem was coming from in order to know what was going on.

 

[patride71]

Pat,
PM'ed you re: a pulley.

thanks jim.
pm'ed you back on it.
pat