3 w/pumps in one year!

[Konstantin Bogach]

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# 4 is intriguing.  What is too loose?  Now I can turn belt on the
middle about 100 degrees (90 is recommended).   It looks like that noise
is gone.  I've heard it at around 900 - 1200 rmp right after relaxing
the belt. But afte driving couple hours it looks like gone.

Konstantin.

DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/19/2002 3:49:35 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> tech at flashmail.com writes:
>
> << It becomes ridiculous:  3rd w/pump in a raw whines!
>
>
>> i've seen the same, if you overtighten the belt on initial install
>> it will
>> damage the bearings.
>
>
> I have also had the same happen to me. With the URQ one must install
> the belt cover before the aux. radiator. This complicates the
> tensioning process.
> What I have found is-
>             1 Way too tight = whine & ruined? pump.
>             2 Too tight = "turkey gobble" noise, pump probably OK but
> questionable
>             3 Just right =  years of joy
>             4 Too loose = trashed head
> I haven't experienced 4. Just 1-3, and #1 twice. The sig line quote is
> accurate, not just humorous.
>
> Dennis
> Denver
> "Good judgment is a result of experience, which is often the result of
> poor judgment"