JB..it's a 2 piece pulley, inner and outer hub separated by rubber. Call it
what we will..it will fly apart with too much pressure on it.

"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
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> Net Doctor wrote:
>> I beg to differ..it most cetainly does have:
>> http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1167195k292243
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>> a 2-piece pully separated by a rubber dividor. I never said anything
>> about it being internal. And it will fly apart if you over tighten the
>> belt. I 'know' that because, at the advice of someone in the forums who
>> knew nothing of the cronic issues with the distributor bearing, I kept
>> tightening the belt. Eventually the outer pulley separated from the inner
>> hub. Made a mess of things down there too.
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> you're right that a true rubber-separated balancer will disintegrate if
> over-tightened and run for a long time. but the 91 accord doesn't have
> one, regardless of any generic pics or names used in a third-party
> catalog. check the honda catalog.
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> http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...TON-CRANKSHAFT
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> "PULLEY, CRANKSHAFT", not "balancer, crankshaft". the engine's got its
> own internal balancer shafts for that job, items 11 & 12.
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>> If it hadn't been for the car quitting completely and discovering
>> that the spark was nearly 180 degrees out I might have put it in the
>> shop. It occurred to me to pull the distrib cap to confirm that the rotor
>> was turning when I found it was full of red rusty debris. I could see
>> that it had melted on the center hub and spun around.(see link at bottom)
>> If you get a handle on it before it gets too hot it may not destroy the
>> ignitor module in there...it was too late for mine. I think if you pull
>> the distrib cap off, pop off the rotor button, and then pull off that
>> dustcover
>> http://isomerica.net/~dpn/blogimages..._dustcover.jpg
>> in there you can get a good look at the outer bearing.
>>
>> I apologize for jumping to the conclusion that it was definitely your
>> distributor, and possibly inducing panic. JB was right to point that out.
>>
>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> quoted
>>>> <bgreene1@dontspammecolumbus.rr.com> wrote:
>> <snip>
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>>>> How do you...
>>>>
>>>> The distributor looks newish. What I don't like is that there seems to
>>>> be a bit of oil coming from two of the spark plug holes. I think I'll
>>>> have someone take a look.
>> JB wrote:
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>>> before you panic, check the alternator, power steering and a/c belts. if
>>> loose, it's typical for them to squeal on startup, then quiet down, just
>>> as you describe. failed bearings generally continue to squeal as long
>>> as they're being used.
>>>
>>> and you can't destroy an "harmonic balancer" on a 91 accord - it doesn't
>>> have one, it's an ordinary pulley wheel.
>>
>> http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...3-f00c3ef914d2