1992 Mercury Topaz crankshaft pully

1992 MERCURY TOPAZ
180,000 MILES
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KENNETH1956
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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
Jul 7, 2013 at 11:55 AM
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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.
Jul 7, 2013 at 12:20 PM
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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
Jul 7, 2013 at 5:26 PM
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then do what I suggested and make sure your oil is full it may be an internal problem.
Jul 8, 2013 at 6:39 AM