Date:         Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:11:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Belts screeching

Folks,

I'm trying to eliminate the belt screeching noise from my 1.9 WITHOUT
excessively tightening them, as I recently installed a new water pump and
new alternator and would like to keep them  a while. I've tightened the
(new) belts so they spin what needs to be spun, no tighter, and then applied
"belt dressing" for more tackiness. But the belt dressing disappears after a
while and the belts start making noise again.

Does anyone have a solution for this? Overtightening them is easy, but I
want to keep them as loose as possible without screeching. Any way to
roughen up the pulleys so they grip better? Or? I'm convinced overtightened
belts is a major cause of premature water pump failure, especially.


Geza