gstowner
15+ Year Contributor
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- Nov 13, 2004
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Creston,
Iowa
HI guys,
Got a problem. I haven't went through the gears for a while cuz of the weather conditions. Well roads finally cleared off and not slick so yesterday I decided to get on it a lil bit. When I start to push 4 1/2 - 5 grand the car jerks. Not like a skip it like jerks changed the plugs today thinking thats what it was. Well it wasn't. Plug wires have never been changed since i've had the car. Almost a year and a half. Could this be the problem. Also It didn't seem like it was boosting up to par. Could this be involved. Also I had a major belt squeel a couple months ago. I had all the belts changed last march including timing belt and all tensioners idler ect.... Anyway alternator belt squeeled after that, got it tightened up and was fine till a couple months ago. Then I think mupltiple ones were sliping including the powersteering. So I slowly tightened them till they stopped squeeling. A couple weeks later I noticed the ps pump was making noice when I turned. Just thought it was time to get replaced. Then it kinda stopped untill it got cold. Now its really bad when I start it. The pully bearing is making the noice while its just sitting there. So I got to thinking about it and was wondering if I overtightened the belt and it put alot of strain on the pully? So if that was the case with the alternator too could it lead to the jerking.
I would really appreciat some help on the subject.
Thanks alot
Got a problem. I haven't went through the gears for a while cuz of the weather conditions. Well roads finally cleared off and not slick so yesterday I decided to get on it a lil bit. When I start to push 4 1/2 - 5 grand the car jerks. Not like a skip it like jerks changed the plugs today thinking thats what it was. Well it wasn't. Plug wires have never been changed since i've had the car. Almost a year and a half. Could this be the problem. Also It didn't seem like it was boosting up to par. Could this be involved. Also I had a major belt squeel a couple months ago. I had all the belts changed last march including timing belt and all tensioners idler ect.... Anyway alternator belt squeeled after that, got it tightened up and was fine till a couple months ago. Then I think mupltiple ones were sliping including the powersteering. So I slowly tightened them till they stopped squeeling. A couple weeks later I noticed the ps pump was making noice when I turned. Just thought it was time to get replaced. Then it kinda stopped untill it got cold. Now its really bad when I start it. The pully bearing is making the noice while its just sitting there. So I got to thinking about it and was wondering if I overtightened the belt and it put alot of strain on the pully? So if that was the case with the alternator too could it lead to the jerking.
I would really appreciat some help on the subject.
Thanks alot
