overheating! help!

[Metal Angel]

I have a ka24e that ran plenty cool through the 100+ degree weather all summer long with a/c blasting. Then the a/c started to squeak so I bought an a/c compressor belt, jacked up the car and took all the belts off (I wouldnt have taken them all off but as far as I could tell you have to to get the the a/c compressor belt off) Anyway... all the belts looked great. It looks like the previous owner had changed them recently so I threw all the belts back on and tried again. The car squeaks worse now. Turns out its the a/c clutch that is squeaking. Dont want to take apart the compressor so I figure screw it. Summer is almost over and I plan on swapping an SR before it gets too hot next year anyways so I just wont run the a/c. But wait... now it sqeals right when I start it up (a/c off) for just a few seconds and if I run the car for more than ten minutes (around town not just idle) it starts to run hot. WTF? help please!!!

[jeff420]

water pump maybe? squeeling belt, no cooling......check it yo

[truepinoy]

have you tried putting more tension on the waterpump belt. my car used to squeak alot at startup, then i found out it was cause the alternator was loose.

[driftneil]

Yeah, why are you asking us man. You can start the car and see. I assume it would be the tension on the belts, or try a belt dressing.

[240tunerguy]

belt dressing isnt the greatest thing to use. take the belts off, clean the pulleys and put new belts on. check water pump. not necessarily in that order.

[240sxFTW]

over heating is probably just the thermostat (just happened to go at the time you were doing maintenance) the squeeling is probably just a loose belt, tighten it up and go from there. thermostats like 8 bucks and a water pump is like 50. iirc. It would be a good idea to change both while your at it. Dont drive your car if it overheats. I learnt my lesson the hardway. but it gives me an excuse to go sr.