Is as the title says. 95 GT, was trying to bypass the smog pump so I bought a 90" belt. 89.5" was too small. Got it on, feels like there's a decent amount of tension on it. Start it, a quick squeal then quiet but the belt pops over a rib on the crank pulley.
I don't typically take what the guys at the local autozone say but they suggested that perhaps my tensioner is going bad, and that could be. I didn't have to use a ratchet on the tensioner to get the original belt off, so I will probably be replacing that. But with a good bit of tension on the belt, should it be causing it to slip over on the crank pulley?
First off, are belts typically directional? This belt doesn't have horizontal crosshatches on it like the original belt does. I've popped it back on the crank but each time I start it it slips over a rib again (towards the motor).
I don't typically take what the guys at the local autozone say but they suggested that perhaps my tensioner is going bad, and that could be. I didn't have to use a ratchet on the tensioner to get the original belt off, so I will probably be replacing that. But with a good bit of tension on the belt, should it be causing it to slip over on the crank pulley?
First off, are belts typically directional? This belt doesn't have horizontal crosshatches on it like the original belt does. I've popped it back on the crank but each time I start it it slips over a rib again (towards the motor).