Replacing my Renix Distributor

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01-16-2013, 11:03 PM

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JerrytheJeep

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Originally Posted by djb383

Our dizzy was squealing/howling like a banshee on cold morning start-ups. Only problem was we could have sworn the noise was from the alternator (not), then we thought it was the fan clutch (not), then we figured it must be the fan bearing hub in the a/c bracket (not). Got the old dizzy out and couldn't believe how hard it was to turn by hand. All's quiet now with the new dizzy but dayum, talk about an expensive weekend.

I was praying it wasn't a cam bearing, it sounded like it was coming dead center passenger side of the engine! Mine was relatively quiet, but definitely noticeable and definitely not there before the trip. I can see if it were really loud it would be hard to locate. I had belt squeal for the better part of last year. We replaced the idler pully, the water pump (and thermostat), several belts of various tensions, a used a whole can of belt dressing, the *** end of a candle and finally, the culprit: the vibration damper pulley that appeared to have shat out half its rubber. Starting it up and hearing nothing chirp or squeak or whine like a pig it was a wonderful thing