Bad Pulley
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Bad Pulley
I had a pulley on my LS that ceased up on me. I heard it going and had it checked. Was scheduled to take it in this week to get fixed. Well, it didn't wait and it ceased and I lost the belt somewhere on the highway. Made it home after that (maybe 3 miles) with no other issues. Being that it was running without the water pump going, should I be worried about and damage.
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If you were wise enough to know that a pulley was going bad , you were obviously smarter than to operate the engine at extreme heat , correct?
So you broke a Serpentine Belt? If this was a serpentine belt then your only worry here is heat , this is very different than a broken timing belt on a interference engine ( 95 & newer LS models). That would be bad news!!!
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So you broke a Serpentine Belt? If this was a serpentine belt then your only worry here is heat , this is very different than a broken timing belt on a interference engine ( 95 & newer LS models). That would be bad news!!!
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Thanks for the input. I was careful about the extreme heat. I didn't run it hard at all on the way home. Safe to say, there shouldn't be any issues. Scheduled fix is tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by bicol-ini
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I was wondering about that. Looked at the excellent pics on Earls website & could not tell for certain exactly how that works. The Serp belt only turns the fan that is attached to the water pump then?
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Originally Posted by damon
The Serp belt only turns the fan that is attached to the water pump then?
No permanent harm done to the car at all when the serpentine belt breaks.
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