Those are going to look great! Are you going to clear coat or leave them raw?

 

Well more questions than answers. Can't pull the belt off the water pump. Am I missing a tensioner that should be there (edit* ok maybe they went away with the tensioner, watched an 08 video and it looks like mine... what a pain in the butt)? Circled in green is where I'm maybe missing one? Screenshotted a video of an 03... did they change it? Other picture shows how dirty the water pump is... altho it looks like oil/grime not coolant. The hose below the water pump (not sure what it is) has oil gunked on it

 

THEN on the other side, it looks like my tensioner is soaked with oil. Oil pan is wet, looks more wet from the water pump side than the tensioner side tho. Why would the tensioner be so oily. rest of engine is bone dry, can't find a leak anywhere

 

Well being a bit scatter brained here... sorry I'm crunched on time and annoyed. I think I found my whirling noise...looks like my ac clutch is slipping... air is turned off, watch the video,
You can see it still spinning

Going to try and replace the thermostat

 

So something is keeping it engaged? Is it covered in oil? I have seen oil and dust collect on the plate, then keep the clutch engaged.

 

Time to get out the feeler gauge and check your tolerance on the ac clutch.

 

Got a 20 saying 03scabman is his latest profile.......

 

I know we all knew he was behind the accounts but man it feels so good having Joey confirming it!

 

Yeah.... I agree. Damn it feels good to be a gangster... LOL

I really appreciate him looking into it. It's been a rough go lately, and it looks like most of it was indeed created by the same guy.

 

Anyway... did you look at the A/C clutch 2100? I've seen grease/grime/dirt/sand mixtures lock the clutch up (keep it engaged) before.