RE: fan belt emergency--part 2

[laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

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Thanks Rich. On the new idler pulley, it rides on a new bearing that is 
part of the pulley, so I think that angle is covered. The pulleys are 
pretty close in alignment, and it didn't break with the same alignment 
3000 miles ago, so I'm left with the water pump.
Richard Kinsley wrote:
> 
> 
> laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > Thank you for all the suggestions. Here are some further clues. Please 
> > help me troubleshoot this:
> > 
> > 1. Checked alignment. Maybe 1-16th to 1-8th off. Don't think this is the 
> > 
> > 
> > problem because I drove 5000 miles with the same alignment before this 
> > started happening.
> > 
> > 2. Noticed some intermittent underhood whine noise around the time this 
> > started happening.
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> 
> I gotta think the noise is indicating the belt slipping as in one of the 
> 
> pulleys hanging up or at least causing much resistance aka heat. The 
> waterpump has to be a prime suspect. When you replaced the idler was 
> there a new shaft that came with it or does it reside on an existing 
> shaft? Could be this gets hot and swells causing the friction there. At 
> least I'm sure it's not the muffler:)
> 
> Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 door

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