Accident damage might be worse than I thought

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  1. aquilaprime

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    I started taking the front end apart, so could start making an inventory/priority list for rebuilding the Mav. I pulled the radiator away from the fan and tried to crank the car. I got a terrible grinding noise. It was getting late, so I stopped for the night.

    I am wondering (hoping) that it's the waterpump, rather than the starter or engine bearing(!)

    -A.P. Out, for now
     
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    Check to see if the pulley got bent and is making contact with the water pump body.
     
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    Hopefully it isn't anything seriously wrong.
     
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    If you have an automatic transmission check the lines that go to the radiator. They could be hitting the crank pully.
     
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    Remove all the belts, then start the engine, this for sure will rule out the water pump,alternator,power steering pump or AC pump.
     
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