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Car broke down on me again :(

  • Thread starter Thread starter pwcracer
  • Start date Start date May 10, 2007

pwcracer

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I was driving my lucky car last night and all of a sudden the entire car started shaking.. I thought it was the transmission because the shift knob was vibrating so much you could hardly hold onto it. I pulled into a parking lot as soon as I could and noticed the car was leaking oil. By this time the engine sounded awful, clunking etc. My harmonic balancer came loose somehow and was free spinning on the crank. I have no idea how, but I am wondering what kind of damage it caused. If the front seal is leaking, am I going to need to pull engine or get a new small block?
 
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mackey

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The block may not be junk but I'm willing to bet your bearings are now fried. Probably hurt the crank as well.
 

BlownFiveLiter

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A new balancer is much cheaper than a shortblock. Toss one on and see what happens. If it's running good, change the oil and filter and call it a day. Changing the front seal is easy, especially if you have the balancer off. It's basically the same process as changing the rear.
 

pwcracer

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i'll try that

I think i will try the new balancer and seal first.. I need a new balancer anyway.

Im having the car towed to my house as I type this..


*I am glad I bought the emergency road service
 
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