At 8:09 AM 2/12/99, kenneth d lewis wrote:
>Vicki;
>New belts often need retightening, that may cure the squeaking. I would
>recommend having someone looking at it immediately. There is a small
>chance something has come dangerously loose.

        Uhh...I'll ask this again for all posterity since, apparently, all
        the experts on belts were distracted by Gerry's constipation...:-(

        On Tuesday, I posted the following:

        Just replaced all the belts on our 91 Carat...wife complained about
        a "noise" the day before yesterday, then last night drove home
        after alternator and coolant warning lights came on while returning
        from her art class...luckily a very short, local drive. Apparently,
        the alternator/water pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor
        drive belt along with the compressor pulley shield.

        So...what's the tension spec on the A/C compressor and the power
        steering belts? The alternator/waterpump belt tension is given in
        Bentley as 10-15mm or 3/16-9/16...which don't seem to be converted
        correctly (10mm is ~.4in while 3/16 is ~.2in ...).

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