Harmonic balancer ?
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Harmonic balancer ?
I replaced my balancer last year after I heard a metal to metal rubbing noise. Found that the balancer had separated at the rubber inner ring. I just put the spacers I got to push my fan forward into the shroud. Noticed the sound again. So I put one of the spacers behind the water pump pulley instead of in front. Noise gone but the car started to hesitate upon acceleration. My ? Is could the balancer be failing again and causing the car to jump time? Thanks Shemp 
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If memory serves, that water pump spacer goes between the water pump and the belt pulley to act as a reinforcement to the pulley center.
Look at the water pump pulley and make sure it's not cracked around the bolt holes.
I have no idea why your car hesitates.
Look at the water pump pulley and make sure it's not cracked around the bolt holes.
I have no idea why your car hesitates.
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I thought it goes in front of the water pump pulley. If you put it behind it pushes the pulley forward and misaligns the belt. My problem is I feel that the balancer has come apart again. When I feel the front side of the balancer I feel the outer ring of the balancer has moved forward from the rubber center. That was what was causing the noise, the crankshaft pulley had moved forward and is touching the water pump pulley. I just wondered if the outer part of the balancer had spun a little bit if that would cause a timing issue. I know it would make it tough to time the car due to the mark moving but would it effect the timing already set on the car. It ran fine 2 weeks ago.
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If the timing is set, the outer ring of the balancer could fly completely off and it wouldn't affect the timing.
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That's wha I was thinking. If the timing is set it won't affect it. It will affect setting the timing as the mark would be off.
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I thought it goes in front of the water pump pulley. If you put it behind it pushes the pulley forward and misaligns the belt. My problem is I feel that the balancer has come apart again. When I feel the front side of the balancer I feel the outer ring of the balancer has moved forward from the rubber center. That was what was causing the noise, the crankshaft pulley had moved forward and is touching the water pump pulley. I just wondered if the outer part of the balancer had spun a little bit if that would cause a timing issue. I know it would make it tough to time the car due to the mark moving but would it effect the timing already set on the car. It ran fine 2 weeks ago.