Brian Fitchett wrote:
>
> I noticed the sweet smell of burnt antifreeze after i got home today. i
> looked for any obvious leaks and didnt see any. i topped off the
> antifreeze and changed the belt since it was cracked and i was under the
> hood anyways. couple of things that i noticed... there were some burn
> marks around the pulley that has the fan attached (i dont know exactly
> what it is called, i am a chemist not a mechanic) like the belt had been
> skidding aginst the mount there and i also noticed that the fan doesnt
> spin freely (if it isnt supposed to, disregard that comment but let me
> know!). so i got the belt on and retensioned, started it up and smoke
> starts coming from the aforementioned pulley, figure that cant be
> good.... any ideas about what the problem may be and what the sweetly
> sickening smell of antifreeze can indicate and how to fix this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
> Black 98 CC V6
> SLC, UT
>
Er, that sounds suspiciously like a siezed up waterpump, but I'll let the
more experienced chime in....
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