About to roll car off cliff
10-14-2013, 07:47 PM
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About to roll car off cliff As you can tell from the title, my car has been pissing me off.
Not 5 minutes ago, I started up the Z, and left. When I stated it, the volts gauge was reading low (about 9-10) and figured the battery was low because I let it sit a few days. Im driving down the road, all of my lights are dim. Headlights, dash lights, everything. I turn around, and start to head home. The lights keep getting dimmer and dimmer, then the car starts to miss and backfire, and eventually die. I push it into the neighbor's driveway, and it take about 10 minutes with jumper cables on my battery to get it started again.
As I was limping it home, I could watch my volts gauge drop. FAST. I took ot out of gear, and then the volts would return to normal. Put it back in gear, volts drop fast again.
As of now, it's sitting in my garage charging. I did some investigating, and my serp belt is loose. So loose that I can make one side touch the other where the alt is.
Im guessing its not getting proper charge due to the loose belt tension. It kinda makes sense...
What do you all think? ( I have a new serp. belt, just haven't put it on yet.)
Will change plugs while im there also.
Not 5 minutes ago, I started up the Z, and left. When I stated it, the volts gauge was reading low (about 9-10) and figured the battery was low because I let it sit a few days. Im driving down the road, all of my lights are dim. Headlights, dash lights, everything. I turn around, and start to head home. The lights keep getting dimmer and dimmer, then the car starts to miss and backfire, and eventually die. I push it into the neighbor's driveway, and it take about 10 minutes with jumper cables on my battery to get it started again.
As I was limping it home, I could watch my volts gauge drop. FAST. I took ot out of gear, and then the volts would return to normal. Put it back in gear, volts drop fast again.
As of now, it's sitting in my garage charging. I did some investigating, and my serp belt is loose. So loose that I can make one side touch the other where the alt is.
Im guessing its not getting proper charge due to the loose belt tension. It kinda makes sense...
What do you all think? ( I have a new serp. belt, just haven't put it on yet.)
Will change plugs while im there also.
10-15-2013, 12:15 AM
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Not sure that a new belt will be enough. Sounds like the tensioner is shot as well, if the belt is THAT loose....
10-15-2013, 09:44 AM
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I know it sounds silly but make sure you got the correct one. I did this before. Got one a little too big and it wouldn't charge for obvious reasons. If that doesn't fix it id say your due for a new tensioner pulley.
10-15-2013, 10:42 AM
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I just got back from the parts shop and put a new belt on. The new belt is a bit longer than the old one... But it fits (for the most part, it barely hangs on the tensioner pulley!) when I run it around the outer crank pulley...
The old one is shorter than the new one. the new one fits when I run it on the (bigger) crank pulley. Did the parts guy get me the wrong one? Maybe he gave me one for an LS1 insted of an LT1?
The old one is shorter than the new one. the new one fits when I run it on the (bigger) crank pulley. Did the parts guy get me the wrong one? Maybe he gave me one for an LS1 insted of an LT1?
10-15-2013, 10:57 AM
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The old worn out one fits when I put it around the inner crank pulley thingamajig.
Maybe I have an underdrive pulley? Thus the need of a shorter belt?
Maybe I have an underdrive pulley? Thus the need of a shorter belt?
10-15-2013, 11:07 AM
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Definitely take a look at that tensioner. I wouldn't think that a belt could stretch to that point. I've never actually seen one stretch at all. Have you had the alternator checked as well? Just trying to cover all the bases.
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The NEW belt is LONGER than the old, worn belt...
I put the old one back on and took it for a little spin. All works well. Volts are normal etc etc...
I think my car might be mental. Or on it's period.
10-21-2013, 01:15 PM
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It gets annoying fixing other peoples (the pervious billion owners) hack jobs