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Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« on: January 12, 2015, 09:34:14 AM »
alright...this past Saturday getting truck ready for first road test...let idle in driveway for about an hour..(I fixed the idle problem, choke wire not hot)..everything looked good...oil pressure holding @ 20psi...took off down the road..no high rpm..just put a little load on engine...doing well...exhaust shop 3 miles from house... so I decided to keep going to shop so I can weld up longtubes to mufflers...had to stop suddenly at a light on the way and then oil pressure dropped to 0psi...pulled over ..killed it...checked oil level and for leaks...none...mechanical oil gauge jumps from 20 to 0 then back up..engine still running smooth so I started back up and went to muffler shop...sat there for 2 hours(another long story), when I started up truck I had just hooked up the 02 sensor so I was getting a reading....volts showed to be lo2 around 13 volts while running...normally at almost 15volts...so something was wrong from then...left muffler shop didn't get 1 mile engine started pinging..then knocking...as soon as I could pull over to gas station and pulled to the pump engine died...tried to start...started making a squealing almost metal on metal sound from front of engine...battery got too low...got another from orielly (warranty free)...put it on same thing...got it towed home...now stuck with this...saw a grey thick fluid seeping from front seal? its not oil...oil looks good on dipstick.. maybe the link ( http://youtu.be/kJsT0vuubKc )  to a short video might help....any advice would be appreciated...hopefully didn't spin a bearing...sorry to be so long winded but I have waited so long for this point, and to finally drive it and it fails...super disappointed   :( :'( :-[    but want to find the problem and get back on the road...





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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2015, 11:24:30 AM »
That looks like oil with aluminum mixed in,might have lost an oil pump

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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2015, 11:49:27 AM »
might have lost an oil pump


I will begin by pulling the pulley off and front cover...turn crank by hand to listen for sound....if oil pump went out ...the warranty should cover it...just bought that pump..

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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2015, 01:55:58 PM »
If it is the pump and everything else is ok,might make sure and prime it with a good assembly lube and then install making sure it is centered on crank

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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2015, 10:28:22 AM »
ive seen some guys just line it up at bolt in in and others have lined them up then put , I believe, 0.015 shims between gears and then tighten the bolts, says it prolongs life of pump?...how to prime LS without expensive pump...ive seen a few homemade ideas....some guys say to just start it..i didn't prime the first time but the pressure shot up too 60 or 70psi on first start up within a few seconds...

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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2015, 09:41:01 PM »
I would recommend installing it with the shims around the gears.

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Re: Crankshaft pulley leaking? Slipping or burned?
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2015, 08:56:56 AM »
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