EMSJEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Long Island
Puddles = belt squeal ever since I got the truck, and splash would cause horrible squeal, voltage drop to about 10vdc and nearly stall the car. After reading some similiar posts I thought I might set about tightening the belt and buying a gauge (which is on order and due in tomorrow morning). Because I have never actaully had the opportunity to see the problem, as I am always driving, I thought I might simulate a puddle. After running the garden hose under the hood and starting the car I got the normal squeal and voltage drop for a while, it then subsided and everything ran normally at idle. When I had a buddy run up the RPMs with the water on (over the A/C compresser Alternator area) the serpentine belt stopped turning all together, and I got voltage drop to 12vdc but no squeal and if the hood wasn't open I never would have known a thing was wrong. With the water off (and the hood closed) I pulled out of the driveway and bang, no power steering...then the normal squeal voltage drop to ~10vdc for about 30 seconds, then back to normal. Does this sound like a loose belt, poor alternator, power steering pulley issue? Any help is appreciated.
-Alex
-Alex