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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Vestal, NY
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![]() Alright, just went over today and charged my battery on the good ol mustang. Started it, and a ton of smoke was pouring from the front. Shut it off and checked the alternator belt which was extremely hot. I am wondering, it has been very cold up here on and off, could it be possible that the water pump has frozen up on me? The second time i started it, no smoke, and the belt wasn't even turning. I didn't get a chance to inspect under the hood while it was running for the minute it was. So if it is the water pump, is it possible for it to loosen up possibly if it gets a little warmer out? Or should i just throw on a new pump?
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Ride Hard
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wyoming IL
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![]() Ok, I am not sure I am understanding this completely. The belt was not turning when you started it the 2nd time, but you were not able to look? How do you know it was not turning?
Ryan
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Pigeon Forge Tn
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![]() Kinda confuzzled too...but if your worried about a frozen pully, have you tried taking the belt off and turning them by hand?
My smog pump, well, em, melted a while back, and took the belt with it. I didnt know it until I got the new belt on, cranked it up and it started to eat the new belt too. ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee
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![]() Coolant froze? A mystery question.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Vestal, NY
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![]() I was running alot less coolant in the system then i should have been, due to a small leak in the upper water neck. And for the belt not moving, i had the girl who was with me take a look and tell me what was moving and what wasn't. I could also tell from inside the car that the belt was not moving because as soon as I started it, the amp light came on, which tells me the alternator was not turning. I am also assuming for the belt it will have to be replaced, I'm pretty sure the crank pulley melted the belt smooth while it was not moving. It might have not even have been moving the first time.
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Skiatook, Oklahoma
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![]() Iam like KiltedBanshees. Why not pull the belt off and see whats turning and what isnt turning. Go to local parts store and get a $ 2.00 anti-freeze tester and check the freezing point of the water. If the water froze it also could have pushed out a freeze plug.
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Ride Hard
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wyoming IL
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![]() If you think you ruined the belt anyhow...cut the thing off and see if it will turn.
Ryan
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![]() Doesn't seem like such a big puzzle to me. Take the belt off and see what's non-fuctional. Replace the bad parts and go on your way. Replace the coolant for good measure.
Rev
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Rat Killer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Cold ass Ohio
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![]() I vote air pump! Had to go rescue my sister on the side of the road for the very same thing. Just like everyone else said, cut the belt off and see what turns by hand and what doesn't. You'll know.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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![]() Now there is no possible way it could be the air pump
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![]() Quote:
It's much easier to do it this way than trying to guess what the culprit is. With the belt off, you can spin the pulleys by hand and the one that doesn't spin (besides the crank pulley) is where the problem is!
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