I hate acc. belts...

[98spydert]

Well it's almost midnight and I'm done for today. I just finished my little project; rebuilt head, head gasket, ARP studs, blah blah blah lots of gaskets and other replacement maintnence parts. I started it up after the timing belt was on and tensioned and everything was fine. I put the covers back on and put the pulleys and accessory belts on and started it up again. The loudest squeel I've ever heard came from the car. I turned it off, looked over everything. Started it again and the same thing. Then I turned it off after about 10 seconds and the alternator belt was HOT to the touch. I'm guessing the pulley is just spinning inside the belt but I'm not sure, I just came inside for the night. I thought I'd throw this up here so if it's something common, I'll know about it when I go out tomorrow afternoon to finish her up. So if you've got any ideas or common problems I should check for, I'd appreciate it.

 

[Defiant]

Eh, get a new belt. These pissy flat things with the multi-Vs just don't work as well as the old-fashioned real V-belts. Once they start to age and glaze, it seems like they want a lot more pressure to get their grip. Try tightening it a bit, but don't plan on it working.

And yeah, I hate them too.

 

[m1nd64m3]

exact thing happned to me after i did my timing belt. scared the shit out of me. just let it run and it will stop after 20 seconds or so. if you fix it please post what you did cause mine is still doing it.

 

[DevilSperm]

make sure to spin your pulleys with your hand to make sure they are all moving freely

 

[kyle h.]

simple fix, your belt is too tight or too loose. thats common knowledge

 

[unior]

simple fix, your belt is too tight or too loose. thats common knowledge

and the point of this post was??

like defiant already posted....

could be a hardened old shitty belt - with less grip
also oil could be leaking onto the belt

 

[98spydert]

They're new belts btw, sorry I left that out. I'm back home now so I'll figure it out (probably just too loose, but I was too tired to trouble shoot last night) and I'll post back with the results. stay tuned

 

[98spydert]

Tightened the power steering belt and nothing happened, tightened the alternator belt and it's fixed. It just wasn't tight enough. Easy fix