My Sidekick Sport didn't want to start last night when I finished installing several non engine related components. I am concerned that my serpentine belt may have caused some damage when it started to come apart. It seems to have ran fine the last few miles to the house, but yesterday I was going to take it for an alignment and it took a long time to start and then would hardly run. It will start fine now, but runs rough, like it is only on two cylinders. I will check for fuel pressure and spark tomorrow. I am interested in what others think that I should also check. I am adding the painfully long back story, below.
Unfortunately, my Sport threw the serpentine belt on the way home one night. It did't throw the entire belt, but through half of the width. I thought something may be happening, but wasn't sure. I couldn't hear over the truck that was hard on the gas going over the causeway right next to me. Shortly after I heard something, the air conditioner stopped working. After the truck passed me, I couldn't hear anything and didn't have any dash lights on, so I drove the last couple o miles to my house. I checked the vehicle and saw that the belt was half its original width.
When the belt started to come loose, it was beating on my A/C compressor, compressor lines, and some heavy gauge wire on the passenger side. It broke the wire to the A/C clutch and nearly cut through the heavy gauge wire (white) that I believe goes to the alternator. There is another heavy gauge wire next to it, that goes to the starter. It ran fin all the way to the house. The next morning i was able to see the broken AC clutch wire and where the belt left black marks on the AC lines. I didn't find the damaged alternator and starter wires, until later.
I decided to replace the AC compressor, since I bought one when the clutch bearing had gone out early this year. I ended up replacing the clutch bearing and kept the original AC and held on to the new compressor. I decided that I would install the various front end components that I had been accumulating. It took me a couple of weeks to get all the parts installed; new axles, inner and outer tie rods, idler arm idler arm brace, struts, and stainless brake lines. It took so long, because the wrong part came in for the center link, twice. I was also only working on it for a few hours at a time.
I also do not have a function EGR system. I have not had a working EGR since I replaced the original cast exhaust manifold with a header. The exhaust manifold had several cracks and leaked all the time. I friend agreed to bring a hurricane header back as a checked bag. I ordered the header and had it sent to his hotel. There is no EGR valve for the Australian versions, so my header had no provision for it. I wasn't able to see any change in performance or fuel economy. I do have a check engine light for EGR no flow.
Any additional guidance will be greatly appreciated.
