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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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belt tensioner problem?

Sometimes my belt squeels, and I have no idea why. It only does it under load, not idling. Really though this is a fairly intermittent problem, amplified when the belt gets at all wet (my hood has one small leak). Also it consistently skips one rib towards the rear of the car if I go above 3k rpm. Are these problems correlated? Maybe when I shift at a higher rpm the change from lots of torque to none is too much for my old tensioner and it skips a rib? What about the squeeling? Thanks~
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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Re: belt tensioner problem?

What belt brand are you using????? Seems like the tensioner is worn....

Plus check the idler pulley...
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Re: belt tensioner problem?

Sounds like the tensioner is weak if the belt is shifting around. The belt has probably been abused by this so I recommend you replace the belt too.
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