I was driving to work today about Mid-Day here in the East. It was about 67 degree's and all of a sudden I hear a loud CLUNK from the drivers side, I felt it in the floor on my side. I though WTF was that... so I keep pulling up and I start hearing the grinding noise sounds like metal to metal. It gets louder and clangs clangs grind... so I pull into my work.
Note: Truck is a 2000 but I have only had it for 70 days and it has only 4k miles on it.
So I pop the hood look, I don't see any obstructions or anything burnt out of the ordinary. (I'm not a proclaimed mechanic) I start her up and Im looking and the Belt on the SC isn't turning. So I am looking around to see what it is, and pop whinnnee it does it again and the belt slips a bit but still doesn't turn. So I turned the Truck off and checked the pulleys it is on. They turned just fine by hand with the truck off. They weren't hot or anything.
I went into work and told the boss I would have to drop it off cause I live 30 miles from work and wouldn't be driving it that far like this. I dropped it off and got a rental.

Any Idea's as to what is going on with this truck. I feel like telling them I want a new truck.

=(

-Mike

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2000 Lightning
Color: Silver
Mods: None

 

The Clunk is "The Clunk"... look through the FAQ. Nearly everyone of us has it, easy problem to fix. Can't explain, because I am not a mechanic either.
It's a steering problem, by the way.

Colin

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2000 Silver Lightning
#2798 of 4966
Born on date: May 9, 2000
Email: ColinMBurns@hotmail.com



Mods: SnugLid, 20% tint

 

The Clunk, is the grinding noise under hood associated with that? It is constant until I cut the truck off and start it again.

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2000 Lightning
Color: Silver
Mods: None

 

I checked the FAQ. It isn't that clunk. Now that you mention it about that clunk... is that the one when you turn to far to the left or right it pops? Also, does your steering wheel sit to the right more? Hahaha, ok... thats 5 problems all in 1, but the engine problem is the serious one...

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2000 Lightning
Color: Silver
Mods: None

 

This may not be your problem, but check this thread[s]. Hope it helps.

Later,
Jake...

https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/009118.html

https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/009409.html

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2000 Black Lightning
#54 of 4966
NLOC #476
PSP full meal deal
Level 10 shift kit
Innovation Pro-Sport lid
BedRug
Wet Okole seat covers
AIM 2" rear drop

13.870 @ 100.52 stock
13.087 @ 104.80 mods

jacobs@revealed.net

[This message has been edited by Baby Jake (edited 04-17-2001).]

 

Possibly the lower blower pulley came off if your blower belt is not turning. Mine was loose when I did the swap.

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2000 Silver Lightning 13.82 (stock)
PSP 4-way
PSP Filter Kit
PSP Lower Pulley
Level 10 Shift kit
Snug-Lid
In the works:
Level 10 converter
4-Link

 

There is an adaptor that drives the blower pulley. It has three bolts that are used to mount it to the balancer pulley on the crank. Those bolts have been loose on some of the 00 Ls. When I took mine out to do the pulley swap they were just a little more than finger tight. If the blower pulley isn't moving with the engine running and you can turn them by hand with the engine off, the first place I'd look is at the bolts that hold that adaptor in place.

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Rick
SVT Performance
Moderator 2nd Gen Lightnings

White 00 #2236 of 4966
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Just like ****** said. Two of mine were backed part way out and the third was finger tight. You would think Ford would know about Nylok or at least Loc-Tite.

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2000 Silver Lightning 13.82 (stock)
PSP 4-way
PSP Filter Kit
PSP Lower Pulley
Level 10 Shift kit
Snug-Lid
In the works:
Level 10 converter
4-Link

 

Thanks, I checked into it today. A bolt was backed out and about halfway. It was a lower blower pulley bolt and I couldn't see it. Ford is ordering me new parts, I will mention Loc-Tite for them to put on when they swap it.

-Mike

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2000 Lightning
Color: Silver
Mods: None