yeah i guess ur rite mate....lots prayers needed ...i took her for a test drive yesterday...the drive was surprisingly fine at first!...after a 200km nonstop drive within 100-120kmpH guess what happen..??..i came to stop(idling) in front of a motel..and she starts to shake/vibrate horribly..i was terrified..the same thing happen b4 (drive plate failure sign) ..only thing was there were no noise(knocking) like b4. When i put 2 reverse for parking...suddenly she cut out...engine died!!! horrified i tried 2 start back..thank GOD she came 2 live but no shakes or anything ...just nothing ..as per usual...normal!!
i was relieved that time ..but worries still haunted in the back of head n heart ...so later on in the evening i took in for a short joy ride around the coutry side with no fuss...so far ok...
this morning on the way back...another 200km ride...without any major incidents or fuss...but there was only a slight vibration occured when i switch on the A/C....
i hope that is normal...what do u think mate ?...is it job well done or am i just plain lucky ??
Is the tick-over too slow? If it is, the engine might shake like crazy.
Set it to the proper speed. It is VERY BAD for most engines to let them tick over too slowly.
Now check all the bits at the front of the engine that the drive-belt runs on.
Make sure none of them are loose, or broken pulleys or brackets.
Keep praying the flex drive plate is OK!
CharlesY
