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Originally Posted by jjeffries
Sir Spenny, I just caught up with your story. Less happy of a read than the "pale Brit hooks up with gorgeous California girl" chapter, I must say. All the awesomeness of Rennsport and then some.
Sorry that I cannot provide any brainwaves to fix the vibration (is the fan balanced, aligned?). Maybe ship it to Chris, then once it's fixed, fly over and do an epic roadtrip afterwards, across this vast country over hill (Rockies) and yonder dale (the Great Prairies) to here on the East Coast and ship the car back to Blighty via the Port of New York...cheaper than Los Angeles.
Either way, best wishes, keep you chin - and your end - up. Haha, one Brit to another. John/Connecticut.
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Haha!! Hey John, that did make me chuckle, thanks for the spirited words of encouragement. Blimey, I didn't know you're a Brit! Actually, considering this is a real "sackcloth and ashes" situation (I think that may be a British-ism term) I'm not feeling as downbeat as you'd imagine, or should be.
Yup, I did remove the fan/alternator belt back in the summer and briefly fired up the engine - noise was still there. I did, however notice that it sounded a bit rumbly, so while the belt was off I removed the fan assy and stripped it. New regulator, brushes and bearing into the alternator, as well as a cleanup. As to whether it's in balance, I would presume so, but no it's not specifically an item I had balanced when the rods/pistons/flywheel/clutch/pulley was done.
I spent this morning washing the car and firing her up, get the fluids warm and then a 15mile trip up the road to get some fuel. I have to say, every time I wash it and stand back and look, I absolutely love it, in fact I still pinch myself after 8yrs of ownership. It's been a glorious winters day here today, barely a cloud, roads are bone dry...and she does go well. Feels coarse (we know that, eh?) but in terms of shove, yeah, very nice. Not otherworldly fast but certainly enough to squirt past cars on the dual carriageways.
Need a few things to happen this week (hopefully) to then get the next steps underway.