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Nica2000
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Aug 12, 2011, 9:39 PM
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Ok I drive a 2000 Oldsmobile intrigue when I start my car it makes this winding ticking noise....im no where educated on vehicles so thats the best I can describe it.....someone walked by my car at a red light and yelled out i need a new belt lol...whats that? Lol
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 12, 2011, 10:08 PM
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If capable, take belt off and spin pulleys for starters. No noise or wobble is acceptible,
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Discretesignals
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Aug 13, 2011, 8:19 AM
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"The belt" as was yelled out to you is a grooved neoprene or ethylene propylene diene M-class rubber belt that is driven by the crankshaft of the engine to drive accessories attached to the engine. Those accessories may include a water pump, an alternator, a power steering pump, and an air conditioning compressor.
You should swing into your mechanic and have them check that out.
In the picture you can see an example of an accessory drive belt and the accessories it drives. The large pulley at the bottom is attached to the engine's crankshaft. When the engine is running, the large pulley rotates and causes the belt to rotate the other pulleys that are attached to the accessories. There are also other pulleys called idlers which are not attached to accessories and are used to change the angle of the belt to go around another pulley. The belt has to be tight or else it will slip, so there is a device called a belt tensioner that keeps the belt tight. The tensioner is nothing more than a spring loaded arm with a pulley on the end.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Aug 13, 2011, 8:25 AM)
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Nica2000
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Aug 13, 2011, 9:47 AM
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Wow....thank you....I cant get into a shop until Monday do you think it'll be ok until then?
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Discretesignals
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Aug 13, 2011, 10:04 AM
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Not too sure about that. If it that bad that someone is yelling at you while your driving down the road that something is wrong with your vehicle, maybe you shouldn't drive it this weekend until you can get it into the shop.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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