Also .. it may be a good time to check your engine mounts.  Maybe the
engine is moving some and the problem is not the tightness of the belt.

Mike

jimt wrote:
> On 4/26/05 14:25, "James Ballen" <ballenjames@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>So I believe my AC belt in my 1.9 WBX setup must be too loose because after
>>a while it starts to wear a groove away in the coolant hose that runs in the
>>middle of it...
>>this hose is #10 on coolant hose charts on the vanagain.com pages, and runs
>>from the h-pipe to the top of the waterpump.
>>
>>the belt doesn't squeal at all, but it must be too loose to be "slapping"
>>that far down onto the hose.
>>
>>so now I need to figure out how to tighten that belt so it doesn't happen
>>again, and then drain enough coolant so I can change the hose, and then
>>refill/bleed.
>>
>>any help with the belt tightening procedure would be most appreciated.
>>
>>thanks!
>>
>>James
>>
>>
>
>
> Check carefully to make sure that bouncing vibrations as you go down the
> road arent involved in a moving of the hose rather than the belt.  Or
> possibly both.
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