Been so long since I’ve had my Cherokee on the road that I forgot they like to break down. Lost my new fan belt in Walmart’s parking lot today. Guess the bearing on the smog pump went bad. When I first got it running again, one of the ridges of the belt jumped up over the edge of the smog pump pulley, I ended up just putting the belt back on and didn’t think much of it. Trying to leave the parking lot at Walmart, I heard something start hitting the fan and I knew right away it was the belt. Ended up getting back into a spot after the belt came off completely. Took AAA 2 1/2 hours to come get me. It was kinda hot today but it could have been worse. I found myself a nice rock to sit on in some shade under a tree, so it wasn’t all bad. Used that to justify eating some ice cream when I got home!
So I guess it’s time for the smog pump to go. Don’t need it for emissions now anyways. None of the pulleys felt loose but the one for the smog pump was dragging and making a grinding noise. Time to get to work on the smog pump delete and tracking down the right belt for no smog pump with a/c. At least I’m finding the little bugs now so I can get it running reliably and take it on some trips! Just got the Idaho State Parks passport for it when I registered it today, definitely want to take advantage of that!
Semi unrelated to today’s story, here’s a picture of her in her new parking spot. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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