Date:         Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:05:10 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
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On 3/21/05 15:49, "Oliver Balson" <ojbalson@AOL.COM> wrote:

> Hello vwers,
> 
> I'm having a little trouble with an engine I just put in my 91 carat -- in
> just a few weeks, I seem to be going through alt/wat pump belts.  With the
> belt properly tightened, it just takes a few days before the squeal begins and
> a couple more days before the belts loosen up and slip off (twice the car has
> overheated to find the belt totally flipped over and loose!), After
> retightening, the process begins again.  Each time it sems the belt is
> stretching out excessively, as the alt. hasn't slipped.  I've tried 3
> different belts and know they are tight enough to begin with.  The water pump
> and alt are new, so no drag from either end of the belt, and no apparent wear
> on the belt.  Anyone have any suggestions?  Just don't know what to do next.
> 
> Thanks, Oliver
> 
> 90 westy -- Gretel
> 91 carat -- Hansel

Try to position yourself so that you can look down the line of the belt and
see if any of the pulleys have a wobble to them.

Also a sticking water pump bearing can also cause the problem.  The
intermittent sticking pump is a strange one though.  I have only seen it
once.
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