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</head><body><p>Re install the belt and set the tension really low.<br></p><p>Noise?<br></p><p>Increase tension to normal and see if the noise is still there.<br></p><p>Either way, I would be ordering a pump from SS.<br></p><p>Erich<br></p><blockquote><p>On October 20, 2017 at 7:49 AM James Lindner via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:</p><p>Good Morning Listers</p><p>Thanks for all the input. This morning I removed the fan belt...and voila...the noise disappeared. Video with sound is below. I had a before video also but it made the email too large.</p><p>I made a checklist of yesterday’s input and here are the results:</p><p>Pulley hubs: All secure, no wobble<br>Spin fan & gen: No odd sounds...no contact with anything.<br>Dipstick: Straight<br>Fan & individual blades: Secure</p><p>Water level: Perfect<br>Gas: Shell 93 octane...always.</p><p>So what do you think. The fan is not hitting anywhere. With the fanbelt off the timing chain would continue to run...but no noise. I think those results rule our fan contact and stretched timing chain.</p><p>That leaves me with failing water pump. Although I am still a bit concerned that I did not hear any noisy bearings when I spun the fan or listened at the pump cover with the stethoscope.</p><p>Your thoughts/ideas please.</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Jim</p><p>Sent from my iPad_______________________________________________</p><p>tigers@autox.team.net</p><p>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/e.coiner@cox.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/e.coiner@cox.net</a></p></blockquote></body></html>