Fw: Chirping under the hood

[rob hod]

rob
----- Original Message -----
From: ROBIN HODDER <mail at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Chirping under the hood


>
> rob
>
>     A friend who worked for a company with a fleet of  AstraVans told me
> that the garage that did the servicing had a pile of junk waterpumps and
> alternators out the back and wondered if the quality was poor. At the time
I
> ran a car with a similar engine and told him that the water pumps were
good
> for 200K . He brought his car round to me after a t-belt replacement. It
was
> singing its heart out, and the alt and ps belts were as tight as the
> monkey-boys could get 'em.  Wasn't long before he too needed a water pump
> and alternator.
>
>     These days drive belts just don't stretch. You only need to tighten
them
> to the point where they don't slip , unless you're the owner of a garage
and
> want to retire early that is.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > --__--__--
> >
> > Message: 9
> > From: DGraber460 at aol.com
> > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:34:45 EST
> > Subject: Chirping under the hood
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > CC: urq at audifans.com
> >
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > I have recently had a LOT of trouble with water pump noise related to
> T-belt
> > tension. The noise gets louder as the belt is tighter. It at first
sounds
> as
> > if the belt is loose, and manifests itself most as the motor returns to
> idle.
> > I would describe it as more of a "turkey gobble." Very weird.
> >
> > Dennis
>
>