"My half pulley slapped my radiator."

Perhaps your radiator insulted your half pulley?

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Nello Tare

1982 300D (266,001 mi.) looking and running great

Previously owned:
1976 450 SLC
1983 300D
1976 300D
also
1982 Jaguar XJ6 (loved, but gone)

Leathermang: I showed it to my engineer friend this weekend who looked at it and showed me where the fatigue crack began and said that it likely just spread from there. I now suspect that the new belt with higher tension was the thing that accelerated its demise.

I went ahead a paid a little more to get the pulley that comes with the free alternator this past weekend from my FLAPS so I could get my car back on the road. The new pulley is one piece and I was not able to remove it (rebuild design has the end nut but seems to be different set-up as to shaft/fan/pulley interface so instead of fighting it, I just installed the whole unit. The belt doesn't ride very deep on the pulley though.

KCM: I still need a pulley for my reserve alternator so I will email you.

Thanks.

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2008 GL320CDI 6K
1970 280SL 112K
1982 240D 210K (Sold)
1973 220D 220K (Sold)
1967 200D 160K (Sold)
1992 400E 139K (Sold)
1988 300E 148K (Sold)
1987 300D 257K (Sold)
1991 300E 108K (Sold)
1987 300E 131K (Sold)
1978 300D TMU (Sold)
1980 300D TMU (Sold)
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