ok so i spent the night before last outside swapping an alternator from my 84 to my 86 2x2. i've never done the job so i had a copy of z-bums maxima upgrade page printed out as a guide. with limited light and cold fingers i finished at sometime just before day brake after snapping a few bolts. i jumped the black z a little after breakfast and went down to autozone before open to test the "dead" alternator it checks out so all the work was for a good cause. but there was still a great deal of deflection in the alternator belt that i couldn't budge so i snapped the bolt. i ran to the hardware store i worked at for like 5 yrs and borrowed some tools and worked on the back loading dock. i tried e-zout -ing the bolt with a right angle drill and had no room so i resorted to having to heat, lube, wiggle for about a half hour to back out the half of a bolt with a needle nose vice grip. i then snapped the tensioner. i came prepared and cleaned up the replacement with a wire wheel so i wouldnt snap it. all-done belt is tight car is ready.
bolts broken then swapped over from parts car
top bolt on pulley tensioner.
bolt that holds small wire into alternator
snapped alternator staying bolt
alternator tensioner bolt
no start damn it the battery needs to be charged so my buddy throws it on the shop battery charger and we go inside to grab a drink. when i came out i could hear clicking and buzzing coming from the area where my injectors and distributor is. quick as fuck i un-hook the charger and it stops i look in my car my key was set to the on position. im like shit so i shut off the key and i jump it with the charger. it makes a sound, i shit you not, like the starter skipping on the fly wheel, so i try again and it makes an attempt like and doesn't move, sounded like a dead battery trying to start. so at this point im confused we tried dragging it with my buddies 02 ram 1500 when i dropped the clutch the rear wheel would just begin dragging. tried that a couple times and then left it in the parking lot over night. this morning my buddy tried starting it for me and same result souonded like a dead battery a quick thud then nothing.
ok so at this point i have one of a few issues that come to mind
maybe the starter is blown - seems far from likely due to it doing anything
ignition system maybe all fubar including but not limited to the ecu
not sure if it was possible but could the injectors filled my cylinders with fuel thus leaving no room for the engine to compress and do a full cycle to turn over. reminds me of a bound up lawnmower that was tipped so it has oil in the cylinder and the only way to fix it is tear it down or muscle it over until it works...... i hope i didnt blow the engine
idfk so hit me up with help i have a parts car to work with so nothing but an ecu is out of my grasp, other than that i will tow it to my shop and start a tear down or swap the starting components. i thank you for any help on the matter and im sorry for the length of this post but i thought as much detail as possible would help the cause.
ty, mike
bolts broken then swapped over from parts car
top bolt on pulley tensioner.
bolt that holds small wire into alternator
snapped alternator staying bolt
alternator tensioner bolt
no start damn it the battery needs to be charged so my buddy throws it on the shop battery charger and we go inside to grab a drink. when i came out i could hear clicking and buzzing coming from the area where my injectors and distributor is. quick as fuck i un-hook the charger and it stops i look in my car my key was set to the on position. im like shit so i shut off the key and i jump it with the charger. it makes a sound, i shit you not, like the starter skipping on the fly wheel, so i try again and it makes an attempt like and doesn't move, sounded like a dead battery trying to start. so at this point im confused we tried dragging it with my buddies 02 ram 1500 when i dropped the clutch the rear wheel would just begin dragging. tried that a couple times and then left it in the parking lot over night. this morning my buddy tried starting it for me and same result souonded like a dead battery a quick thud then nothing.
ok so at this point i have one of a few issues that come to mind
maybe the starter is blown - seems far from likely due to it doing anything
ignition system maybe all fubar including but not limited to the ecu
not sure if it was possible but could the injectors filled my cylinders with fuel thus leaving no room for the engine to compress and do a full cycle to turn over. reminds me of a bound up lawnmower that was tipped so it has oil in the cylinder and the only way to fix it is tear it down or muscle it over until it works...... i hope i didnt blow the engine
idfk so hit me up with help i have a parts car to work with so nothing but an ecu is out of my grasp, other than that i will tow it to my shop and start a tear down or swap the starting components. i thank you for any help on the matter and im sorry for the length of this post but i thought as much detail as possible would help the cause.
ty, mike
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