I read a couple posts from folks whose VSS's went bad giving them a code 24. I think mine just went bad a couple days ago. My car has close to 200k miles on it. You guys should be aware that there are GN owners who work for dealerships and are constantly watching for indications that certain parts are/will be discontinued. They then buy up the remaining stock. Kirban has said that they constantly discontinue parts so it wouldn't hurt to buy two of everything when it comes to sensors and body parts. If you think the prices are high now, just wait till you need something that is discontinued and not available for ANY price!
Belt tensioner
- Thread starter Tom87GNX
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Pittsburghkid
Displacement Replacement.
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- Mar 22, 2009
My tensioner also had the broken ear but I lucked out a few years ago and got one on ebay for $100 with a billet TA pulley.
Buying spare parts for our cars is like buying shares of stock...when the parts are readily available, nobody buys a spare. Then when they become "unobtanium" everybody wants one and the price goes up. Which brings me to a stock tip.....I recently bought shares of stock in the National Bank of Greece (NBG) for $4/share. Now it is about $6. When Greece gets their act together, everybody will want shares of NBG and the price will go higher.
Bet you wish you had 50 sets sitting around now! Black door handles are still available, last I checked, if anyone cares. So are the plastic spoilers that attach under the front bumper, last I checked.
groumoutis
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- May 1, 2009
A buddy that was a Purdue student and is a board member brought his car over so I could help him get it running better and his car had a broken tensioner ear and we hopped in my car and took it to a weld shop. They got it welded back together and didn't charge him a dime. I happened to know a few people who work there.
I bought two of them but they had already discontinued the ones with the silk screening. I found out by removing them from the box, they fit in the trunk just fine.
usetaboost
SAY CAR RAMROD!!
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My hood liner is trashed. I refuse to buy one of those queer looking aftermarket ones or pay the rediculous money for a new one. All it takes is me leaving something under the hood and I'm out enough for a car payment
hahaha Funny.. My Turbo TA was built on a Friday. Tensioner went bad right around 34.5k. I'm serious...
Joe
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I own a 64 Max Wedge Dodge 440 and a 65 Plymouth Belvedere I Super Stock car....lets talk rare and expensive parts. I'll leave the 409 car out of the conversation.
C
coach
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What bearing? Tensioner? It comes in any replacement pulley. You need one?
Have you seen this Jay?
http://turbobuick.com/forums/thread...without-upgrading-to-a-pos-china-unit.400046/
I can't remember the number off the top of my head (it's been years since I bought a box of those bearings) but I'm pretty sure it's in that how-to somewhere.
http://turbobuick.com/forums/thread...without-upgrading-to-a-pos-china-unit.400046/
I can't remember the number off the top of my head (it's been years since I bought a box of those bearings) but I'm pretty sure it's in that how-to somewhere.
Yes ! Just got the engine out this afternoon and am following your instructions to the letter--but! you did give the PN Damn it!
J
That looks good. Will also check out NAPA like QUIP'6' mentioned.
And, NO, I did not follow Earl's method of changing the bearing.
