Well in addition to having face herpes, my car is now pissing me off. I had a small water leak in one of the heater hoses, so I fixed that. Then I saw that the oil seperator on my PCV system was all milky. So I cleaned that out, and checked the dipstick. Dipstick looks fine. I drained the oil, and I found only a trace amount of water in the oil. You got me on that one. Hopefully I just had some condensation in the engine from it sitting so long. I haven't blown a head gasket in like 7 years. I also have a horrendous pulley squeal, but I can't pinpoint which pulley it is. I just put a new power steering pump in, so I gather that's not it. Anyway, I'm annoyed.
Kurt
Kurt
HankyGT
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Adam95GT
New Member
id look at the tensioner pully first then the idle... Just pull the belt off when you have a chance... You know the drill your just being lazy
I actually, pulled the belt off tonight, changed the tensioner pulley out for another one I had laying around, and it still squeaks. I think I might be facing a bigger problem. Like a water pump or an A/C clutch. I'm about to start the engine with the belt off, and see if it's the crank at this point.
Kurt
Kurt
BlackVert
15 Year Member
mine squeals like a mofo from time to time too. i think i just don't have the belt tight enough (i have march brackets with no tensioner), but i am afraid to tighten it down too much because i have already ruined 2 alternators, most likely because the belt was too tight.
but hey, at least it goes into reverse now
but hey, at least it goes into reverse now
Bosko5.0
Active Member
The crank has a oiled bearing its not making the noise.
Put the belt on , find a breaker bar or 2ft(approx) pipe and start the car Then put the pipe/breaker bar near a pulley then put the other end lightly against your ear you will here the bad pulley, basicly your transfering the sound outward. try the other pullies If you can't get to one don't try.
But Be Very Careful Its Some What Dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put the belt on , find a breaker bar or 2ft(approx) pipe and start the car Then put the pipe/breaker bar near a pulley then put the other end lightly against your ear you will here the bad pulley, basicly your transfering the sound outward. try the other pullies If you can't get to one don't try.
But Be Very Careful Its Some What Dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The crank has a oiled bearing its not making the noise.
Yeah I know it's not the crank pulley, I was just joking around. I'm going to have to get in there with a pipe and listen to it soon.
Kurt
desertcox05
New Member
ck the smog pump.
It is possible to bypass it with a shorter belt (90.5"-91") without removing the pump itself. Just draw a diagram of the belt routing before you remove the origional
It is possible to bypass it with a shorter belt (90.5"-91") without removing the pump itself. Just draw a diagram of the belt routing before you remove the origional
earleys94gt
Active Member
By your process of elimintion it's either the water pump, alternator or a/c pulley.
If the water pump was going out, I would think it would be leaking from the weep hole in the bottom.
How old's the alternator, it could be on it's last legs?
If the water pump was going out, I would think it would be leaking from the weep hole in the bottom.
How old's the alternator, it could be on it's last legs?
Power steering is a classic squealer...
Yeah, I just changed the power steering pump.
Kurt
By your process of elimintion it's either the water pump, alternator or a/c pulley.
If the water pump was going out, I would think it would be leaking from the weep hole in the bottom.
How old's the alternator, it could be on it's last legs?
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm going to have to get a stethiscope and give it a listen. The squealing goes away when the car gets well heated up.
Kurt
BlackVert
15 Year Member
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm going to have to get a stethiscope and give it a listen. The squealing goes away when the car gets well heated up.
Kurt
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