Mundo Problemo

 

Buy a new serp belt. It's cheap enough, just replace it. As for Gates vs. GY gatorback, get the GY belt. While the belt is off, check every pulley and component the belt touches. They should spin freely, not wobble, or feel like anything is grinding inside. If any of them do not spin freely, wobble or feel like it's grinding, replace that component. Once you have verified proper operation of your pulleys, and eliminated any bad components, Put the belt back on, make sure you route it properly, and adjust the tension. SteveM and Firestorm have already given this info. This is the correct way to noggin poke this problem.

 

Excellent ^^^advice right there.

Are you done yet?

 

I loosened the tension and now I don't hear anything. I'm going through the trouble shooting, but I have to go to work soon.

Please check out this deflection

 

Took the belt off and checked all the pulleys. Everything checks out fine. Got her running without the belt, no noise yet but there also wasn't any noise once I loosened the belt. Now look at this belt, it looks great but I'm checking to see where to buy the GY belts.

 

My bad it was spinning.

 

It would of been much, much, much easier to use logic on the fact that any pulley rotates, be it belt, rope, cable, etc. My wife read your question....... she said the same thing I did. And she can't even check her own oil.

 

Recently replaced the distributor

 

Good for her but I'm the one fixing my jeep. Thanks for your helpful comment!

 

No, your the one on this forum who asked a simple question, get good answers, keeps asking the same questions, get more of the same answers, keeps asking even more questions, more answers from members because your user name has the world girl in it, people finally give up.

Let me bring to light the stereo thread. Was it 20 pages long? For a stereo.

If you can't figure out a belt problem by now, give up. You are obviously waiting your time. Belts are simple mechanics, Not rocket science.

 

Oh, boy...



Get the new belt, and install it. Go from there.

 

Guys, I have to order the gator back belt online. They don't sell it in stores around here. Will I be good with the old one until it arrives?

 

Order the belt, get another one from a local parts store, cheapest one they have. If the belt you have is stretched out, you're not doing yourself any favors reinstalling it. Again, they're inexpensive. Put a new cheapie on there until the GY belt comes in. Then you'll have a spare, that can be used in an emergency situation.

 

This. And make real sure it's routed correctly. You say you are running out of adjustment on the belt in question. There are three possibilities for this:

1. Belt wrong, too long.

2. Belt stretched.

3. Wrong belt routing.

 

Definitely not the routing. I will swap this one out. I have still have the receipt, it has a3 yr. warranty. I will order the gator back.