Here are some pictures with white crayon applied to the crank pulley. Before and after running.
There is also two pictures of the belt to show condition and seeking any input on “glazing”
Belt removed : noise gone
Belt on with any degree of tightness squeals like a pig..
Take a look at these pic, anyone think the belt is riding to low in the groove?
This is the belt as it sits on the crank pulley.
The pulley without belt ( although rides in groove furthest from block
Belt...
Those of you pointing out that the alternator is likely not the cause are correct.
I Put a $10 Facebook alt on and I still had the same problem. There is no way. The alt is the problem.
Alt belt appears new, it’s only 18 months old.
Removed all belts except alt belt and i still hear the...
On the first one bearing had noticble play and the pilot bolt got hit enough to burn me.
The second one felt smooth but I could see wobble in the fan
3rd one. I didn’t investigate much last the super loud noise.
The alternators all say ac del o on the case but came in plain cardboard box. At...
thanks for the replies.
Belt howls with the slightest tension, belt is ready to fall off.
It’s not rubbing in anything except maybe itself internally
I’ll install a used one and report back
I have a nice 85C 10 2 Wheel Drive with a 350 engine. Recently noticed a squealing noise on start up. Within a few days it became constant and LOUD
Determined the alternator bearings to be bad.
Replacement alternator made worse noise. And fan/pulley were out of round
Replacement alternator #2...
Well, damn. I guess when spring comes I’ll be putting the “extra” ones in. The brake shows I removed didn’t have them and the manual didn’t clearly show them either. Meh, live and learn.
these are lever pivots for the rear drums. My question is why did spring kit come with 2? I ordered a kit for each side so now I have a total of four. The manual indicated only one per side…
And also, what are these guys for?
Here are some pictures straight from my 1985 C/K truck book. This response may be a little late to help you out, but hopefully the next guy can use it as a reference.
Do you want different wheels?
Rally rims are readily availible on Facebook marketplace place in various conditions and prices. You could replace them individually if that suits your wall better.
If you want larger diameter you could seek out many of the “jeep” wheels as lots of them are 5x5...
Sometimes we have to do repairs to get by. my truck doesn’t earn me money and it’s the 3rd vehicle so I can take my time and actually enjoy wrenching.
Iv fixed a lot of things in the cold and rain, I’m glad I seldom have to do that anymore
I remember when I was in my teens I broke off about...
Started a brake job today, the right side looked decent but this is the left…
Advice that Iv been giving myself for years is to buy everything and more than you need when it comes to brake jobs.
The brakes take such abuse that when you get in there you don’t want to be caught with your pants down.
Sometimes inspecting cleaning and preventing maintenance is all you need. The cover looks real good and you didn’t paint it red or neon so that’s a plus !
3.42:1 gears installed this week.
( previously had 3.08 (
Drivability is noticeably better. I’m very happy with it aside from a a rattle between 38-42 mph. Sounds like a heat shield
Went and picked up a new project today :)
If any of you guys want I built rear gear / rpm calculator on Microsoft excel.
Send me a private message with your email and I’ll send it to you.
It’s set up to compare different rear gears combos with either the TH350 or 700r4.
You could add different trans if you had the inclination
I just finished a 400 mile trip.
1985, single cab 2WD 8’bed
350, quadradet. All stock except for summit 1102 cam.
3.08 rears
TH 350
Cruised around 75mph
15.25 MPG
Rcotner, you need the pressure sensor it looks like a bell of sorts. The sensors job is to send a signal to oil pressure gauge.
The oil pressure (switch) has a couple jobs which I can’t remember at the moment. It’s located behind the distributor near the firewall.
Hope this helped