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  1. I do a lot of work in the New Forest now. It's easy to get things wrong there, as demonstrated by the two girls killed in Lyndhurst last weekend. I also spend time removing bits of cars and people from roads when things don't go to plan.

     

    However clever your editing is, it's still glamorising driving inappropriately for the area. I'm not saying I adhere to speed limits, or drive appropriately all the time, but I don't try to make myself look fancy on the internet.


  2. Dunno, it was bought in one of the early group buys, before they had a distributor in the UK. I think Kev ran it, but it was a loooooong time back, maybe 5 years? Just put it back together and there is no noise. I hope that the loctite will work for now. Going to try to get hold of one of the OE plastic ones (I should have one, but no idea where) as a back up.


  3. Afternoon,

     

    Was wondering if anyone else has had issues with the Gruvenparts aux tensioner pulley? I've resurrected the VR6 after 11 months off the road and noticed a chattering noise recently. On further inspection it seems that the aluminium pulley has corroded slightly where the bearing fits, this corrosion product has broken down with vibration and allowed the bearing to move inside the pulley itself. This has resulted in more wear and eventually quite a lot of play and noise.

     

    We've pulled it off (wheeeeeee) pressed the bearing out as a lip had formed as the pulley has worn, cleaned it up and hopefully stuck the bearing back in place for the time being with loctite. Currently giving it some time for the loctite to go off before trying it again.

     

    Bit sad about this going wrong as it wasn't cheap back in the day. Might try and machine it out and fit a ring between the pulley and the bearing when I have more time.

     

    This might be as a result of the corrado being off the road for an extended period of time.


  4. Put a bit of wood or similar in the gap between the brackets and lever them apart a touch. I think only one of the lumps move so the pulley remains lined up properly.

     

    I think my alternator came from Euro Car Parts a few years back. Can't remember much more than that though.


  5. Finally found it. I think it might be supposed to attach to the plastic bracket on the engine mount that the knock sensors and crank sensor clip to. Mine is just cable tied to that bunch of wires so might possibly have clipped into the original fan cowling if it wasn't supposed to be on that clip.

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