Wes,
If you can make the belt slip while you turn one of the smaller
pulleys, you just need a bit more tension on that belt...
John

On 7/9/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> Just an update:
> Removing the belt stops the noise.  I guess this means it's the water
> pump, the alternator, or the belt.  I put on a new belt just in case,
> still didn't fix it.  It's not terribly loud, but definitely quite
> noticeable.
>
> To be clear, when I wrote "I got out a hose to isolate the noise", I
> meant I used a hose with one end to my ear and the other in the
> compartment to try to track down the noise.  I just did this again.
> It's not giving me much.
>
> With the belt off, I turned the water pump pulley by hand, and got a
> slight creak.  Slight enough that I usually wouldn't have worried about
> it.  Is this a good indication that it's the pump?  When I point my
> "noise" hose at the pump, I don't really hear the squeal much.  Is there
> a good way to rule out the pump?
>
> Thanks again,
> Wes
> '83 1.9l
>
> Wesley Pegden wrote:
> > The squealing is audible at idle, but really picks up when you hit the
> > engine.  Directly tied to rpms.  I got out a hose to isolate the noise.
> > Could have sworn it was coming from around the alternator.  Tried
> > tightening the belt (it is a few weeks old so I didn't replace) and
> > swapping the alternator with an extra I had on hand.  No change.  Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks as always...
> > Wes
> > '83 1.9l
> >
> >
>

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