crank pulley

[raymo_gtir]

put the pulley on, tightened up the bolt but the engine wont rotate with it on. is there a washer or spacer or somethin to be put on between them. as when i take the pulley off and put the bolt in the engine rotates easy as you like. so it seems the big pulley its gettin stuck on somethin. I didnt no how tight to make as the tighter it got I thought I heard a couple of cracking noises thinking it was foul on the oil pump.so just left it off in the mean time till I get a diagnosis

 

[Matt Evans]

Hi,

Is the oil pump cover on properly? What about the crank seal on the oil pump cover?

 

[raymo_gtir]

the oil pump is bolted to the sump the block and the head, so I can really see how it can be fitted incorrectly.
cant imagine the seal being a problem either.
just the worrying thing is the engine rotates smoothly without the pulley on. then when you try to turn it over with the pulley theres no joy

 

[Trondelond]

Maybe this helps? Did you forget number 8 there?

 

[pulsarboby]

surely he wouldnt leave that out!

tell you what the prob could be though, you havent used a 200sx oil pump have you?

 

[raymo_gtir]

right its the same oil pump that came with the block, and the pulley is a definite pulsar one but its rubbing off the oil pump casing,
will it be ok to put a spacer of some sort inbetween them. it must be fractions but i can risk crackin the oil pump...