| Re: GMC down I-45 8 miles north of Corsicana, TX [message #302669 is a reply to message #302665] |
Sun, 26 June 2016 22:21   |
cbryan
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Registered: May 2012
Location: Ennis, Texas
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Tried to post with cell phone. 26' 1976 Palm Beach. 455 cid engine. Harmonic balancer is rubbing against something metal, hard to tell, it looks wobbly. Sparks fly. Rubbing on the top edges of the pulleys. It has a debris cage, so hard to touch it on the road. Ran down the battery with the flashers. Owner has a tow truck coming, he has relations in Corsicana, 8 miles away to stay with and a family friend, K&S tire and service will put up the coach and see to it tomorrow. The transmission cooler hose is weeping fluid. The engine overheated (from lack of fan drive?). He will replace both sets of hoses, check other hoses, and get a harmonic balancer put in unless maybe the water pump bearings gave up and it sagged down on the harmonic balancer, hard to tell unless it was running, which he couldn't get it to do. No battery left.
What say the helpers? Any problem to be anticipated, besides topping off fluids before setting off after repair?
Carey
Carey from Ennis, Texas
78 Royale, 500 Cadillac, Rance Baxter EFI.
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