I just checked all of these. Pulled the belt off and spun each by hand.
After spinning the idler pulley, it has a small clicking noise. Not sure
if that would be it or not, as I'm not able to spin it fast enough and
consistently enough to emulate engine speed.
I also spun the alternator and
Thanks everyone for the help. I went up to Autozone today and bought a
new serpentine belt. While I was there, I asked the guy if he could get
an alternator down and let me hear what it sounds like when it spins.
He gets one down and spins it. It didn't make one full revolution before
I said,
Your blower motor probably just needed oil, though
running it that way for a year doesn't help the
bearings.
A new bearing and maybe brushes would have
probably fixed your old alternator.
Bruce (drilled a blower motor oil hole) Roe
5 Nov 06 Andrew Geeting [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Your right, the blower motor probably could have been oiled but the
reason it was doing this was due to a water leak at the windshield that
let water into the passenger compartment. I figured if I had to pull the
thing to oil it, I might as well put a new one back in with a warranty.
Same
Andrew,
I was thinking maybe bearings in the water pump or alternator?
Yes, that's it. Water pump bearing first guess, alternator front bearing
second. After the bearing warms up enough, it quiets a little.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
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Infinite Space Systems, Inc. wrote:
Andrew,
I was thinking maybe bearings in the water pump or alternator?
Yes, that's it. Water pump bearing first guess, alternator front bearing
second. After the bearing warms up enough, it quiets a little.
Hi All,
Get a stethoscope or similar and
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