OK, understand that now, thanks
Explains why the temp gauge didn't register a reading either as there was likely no water passing over it! Learning all the time...........
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| Author: | rpengr [ Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belt Failure |
Bim05 wrote: yep, auto-tensioner on my 5.7l GXi, diag link to also show where the small rust built up was causing the belt to fly off (apparently) http://tinyurl.com/zk4q8lk might help someone else in the future. ...and that diagram does show a "crank driven" raw water pump. So if that matches yours, your raw water pump would have still been pumping without the belt. That explains why you did not have an overheat. (although without the circulating pump working, you would have gotten an overheat eventually when hot spots in the engine begin to boil) |
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| Author: | Bim05 [ Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belt Failure |
OK, understand that now, thanks Explains why the temp gauge didn't register a reading either as there was likely no water passing over it! Learning all the time........... |
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