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  • #1

    Bad problems.

    Background : changed alt belt last week. It was tight no squeks. Now. It's seems to be missing and shuddering more that it did in the past. Relay by feet is clicking and engine and shift light flash. Now yesterday and today I'm guessing I'm down to about 25 mpg instead of 38-40 I don't know where to start on this car. Seems like every couple of weeks seems like something.

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    89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
    Bought for mpg and only paid $250

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  • #2
    Well atleast with the way its going in a couple months everything will be new. Loll jokes asidethough is the alternator belt the only thing you did. Did you adjust the alternator properly? Did you remember to tighten both adjuster bolts, did you maybe by accident losses the water pump pulpy, accidently turn the crank? Need a little more info on the problem and attempted. "Solutions" you have tried thus far


    What do you mean misses?
    Last edited by 89newb; 05-11-2011, 03:24 PM. Reason: forgot a question

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    • #3
      Posibly too tight causing excess stress on the engine?
      The normal is not always normal... MOST is not ALL... And any job can be hard if you don't have the right tools!!!

      My Fleet:
      89 L 4spd (Daily Driver(if it isn't broke down)) "Spanky"

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      • #4
        The car spudders. The belt isn't in the same spot it was before. It's got a little slack. I "may" have turned the crank a little. I my have to part this car out but I love my car. I want her fixed. I love Justiva

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        89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
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        • #5
          You said you changed the alt. belt not the timing belt, right? So, no need to worry about moving the crank pully. Tighten the alt belt till you have about a quarter inch of play in it when you push down on it with one finger. Should be good to go.
          Chuck
          Life's a beach, then you marry one---- Shakespeare
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          91 GL -Ol' Rusty
          93 GL - Lil Red
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          • #6
            Yeah alt belt. What's the best why to tighten this belt. It has nothing go push on

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            89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
            Bought for mpg and only paid $250

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            • #7
              I use a pry bar, but don't get it too tight.
              Last edited by JoDan; 05-11-2011, 04:38 PM.

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              • #8
                water in the fuel???
                Trees aren't kind to me...

                currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
                94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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                • #9
                  Found out the belt squeal. Oil on the belt. Oil everywhere. Even in the air filter!!!!

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                  89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
                  Bought for mpg and only paid $250

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                  • #10
                    So I look more. The car battery is dead now. And so I go to pull spark plug wire off and the inside of the wire comes off.

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                    89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
                    Bought for mpg and only paid $250

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                    • #11
                      Hey,

                      First thing I would do is track down the oil leak. then it sounds like a full tune up is in order provided you don't discover something catastrophic. Check your pcv valve while your at it and make sure there isn't oil getting past it. Hard to help you diagnose without more detailed symptoms. Good luck , and let us know what you discover.
                      Jeremy.S
                      1988 black lx 5spd cancer victim
                      1989 red lx 5spd , cancer free lots o options,
                      1983 Subaru GL 4x4 wagon, It's a monster!

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