Belt Squeal Cold Mornings .. ?

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NissanFairladyZ32
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Any idea on how to find out what belt it is ?

Or how to void out a belt thats not the problem ..

i just bought a Z31 for a daily driver to keep miles off my Z32

$900 bucks for 230,000 miles ( not sure if its the original motor or rebuilt)

owner didint know much about it


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nuinqua
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You could try taking off your belts one at a time. (take one belt off, start it and see if the noise is still there).

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evildky
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yup, or you could buy some belt dressing, and with the engine runnign and the belt squealing, spray it on one belt at a time till you find the one that quiets down when the spray is applied

xdtrl
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my belt squeels alittle in the morining and mind you that this is a warm weather car for the most part but im in wisconsin right now so its about 15 degrees most of the time so i get that little high pitch squeel.

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Perrenial Badass
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My money would be on the alternator belt. From what I have seen, that's always where the squeal is because... it's the hardest one to get to.

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NissanFairladyZ32
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they were just loose

problem fixed!


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