Yeah, the tensioners die after a while
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of BARRY
OLIVER
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 9:31 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: RE: Bad serpentine belt?
I just had the same issue - in my case it turns out it was the Tensioner
that died (siezed up) and took the water pump with it...
>>> fawcett@bu.edu 11/10/02 07:30AM >>>
Dunno about the vibrating, but my '98 5.2L has had a steady diet of new
belts (I'm on my fourth one). I've heard all sorts of reasons from
crummy OEM sourcing on their belts to perhaps a problem with the viscous
coupling that controls the fan. The current belt has lasted a couple of
years now, so I'm tending towards bad belt manufacture for the first
three...
Anyway, the symtoms are almost exactly the same as mine (sans the
vibration) when the belts have gone south and needed replacing.
Tom
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From: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]
Sent: Sun 11/10/2002 7:44 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Cc:
Subject: DML: Bad serpentine belt?
.My '99 V-6 with 33,000 miles started sounding pretty bad when
it starts up
cold. In neutral it sounds ok, but when put in drive or reverse
it sounds
like groaning and grinding. I thought it might be the
transmission, but
yesterday I checked and the noise is coming from the belt-fan
area. The fan
seems to be ok. The belt runs smooth in neutral, but when the
truck is
shifted into gear the belt starts to vibrate like it's very
loose and the
noise starts. When the truck gets warmed up the noise goes
away. Does this
sound like a bad belt to y'all? Visually the belt is in good
shape and it
seems tight enough until we've shifted.
Thanks,
Cal
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