1992 Mercury Topaz crankshaft pully

Tiny
KENNETH1956
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  • 1992 MERCURY TOPAZ
  • 180,000 MILES
I can turn pully about 1/4 of a turn and when its runing it makes a rattling noise it runs fine but makes that noise I want to know whats wrong and how can I fix the problem and how hard is it to fix
Sunday, July 7th, 2013 AT 11:55 AM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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See if any pulleys are loose, take belt off and run if noise goes away it's one of the pulleys loose or worn out.
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Sunday, July 7th, 2013 AT 12:20 PM
Tiny
KENNETH1956
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The pullys are ok but I can turn the crankshaft pully 1/4 of a turn clockewise and counterclockwise even with the belt on. When I crank it up it runs ok just has that noise
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Sunday, July 7th, 2013 AT 5:26 PM
Tiny
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Then do what I suggested and make sure your oil is full it may be an internal problem.
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Monday, July 8th, 2013 AT 6:39 AM

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