Problem Diagnosis...Throwing Belts

Matt D. · 02-05-2005

Do you have the water pump pulley on backwards?

GSXMatt · 02-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Do you have the water pump pulley on backwards?

Not that I know of?

**JET** · 02-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Do you have the water pump pulley on backwards?

My vote goes for this too.

MATCHBX · 02-06-2005

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Originally Posted by JET

My vote goes for this too.

Unless he took off the water pump pulley sometime in the very near past, I don't know why this would be a problem. There would have been no reason for him to take off the pulley if he only replaced an alt. belt.

**Goat Blower** · 02-06-2005

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Do you have the water pump pulley on backwards?

Quoting from memory, if you put the water pump pulley on backwards, it'd be hitting the frame rail.

I had this same problem when I removed my power steering pump and the inner pulley on the water pump. Just that tiny offset caused me to throw a belt after 50 miles.