Started the 72 SB this cold morning and the thing was making a nasty grinding noise - could hear it all the way to the bus stop - thought maybe the throwout bearing may have dried (since the noise lessened when it was warmer).
Got home and popped the engine cover - noticed one the extra shims were actually coming out from behind the nut. So, pulled the pulley (the one shim someone cut one end out, making it almost impossible to remove) - looks like the inner pulley has been riding on the generator as the bolts were ground (nice pile of metal shavings). It's one of those chrome pulleys, but just the inner one.
Cleaned it all up, checked the pulley and it indeed does sit up against the case/bolts of the generator. That can't be right. Went through my Haynes manual and no diagram - but shouldn't there be some kind of spacer between the pulley and the generator?
Looking through my MidAmerica catalog - their pulley kit shows shims, pulley, woodruff key, nut, and a spacer. Is that the spacer I need?
Any help/advice or pictures is always appreciated. Thanks!
ps -->> if there is anyone in St Louis, I could use someone to look this SB engine over - I think it has the wrong carb too...