whats wrong with my 86 ltd? I have an 86 ltd 3.8 v6, the belt kept coming off, after buying 3 belts @ $23 per belt, I decided to see whats up. I noticed the bracket holding the smog pump is broken right where the bottom bolt goes, so it sways side to side a bit. So I rigged that problem up with clamps and vice grips to hold it secure, put a new belt on and took off. The car died after losing power over the coarse of about 3 miles. I checked everything, noticed that the ground wire going to the alternator was really loose, prolly hit it while fixing my smog pump prob. But it was also corroded a bit, so i cut the corroded part that connects to the bolt on the rear of the alternator off, stripped the wire a bit and fastened it directly to the bolt with a nut. Jump started it and went good other than a very slight grinding sound from the smog pump. I watched it run to make sure the belt was staying attached and noticed that the smog pump is throwing a small spark from the smog pump to the bracket its attached to. Not sure why its doing it now while it hasnt done it before. And i didnt think the smog pump had any electrical parts to be holding a charge in the first place. but hey, im not much more than a half assed fix my own vehicle by whatever means possible type of guy. and this is all over a 24 hour period. so is it good now to take the 135 mile trip back home this weekend? |