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Hi all,
Well on my way home from work today I was driving my normal route and then in the middle of driving a number of the warning lights came on (service, battery, parking brake, bulb out are the ones i remember). the car still ran but i noticed it was running hot. eventually the temp gauge was wel into the orange zone at the top and i still had about 1.5 miles to go till home. i went slow, and thought to turn on the heat to lower the engine temp. well the air blows, but it was blowing cold, even though the temp was set to hot. it was about 50 degrees out while i was driving but it was definitely not gettting hot, as it had been prior to this.
so i made it home, and when i got home the engine was leaking coolant, and a gurgling noise was emanating from under the hood. upon inspecting the engine compartment i saw that the coolant reservoir was full and it was leaking past the cap and down to the ground. the gurgling was coming from the coolant tank.
here's the bad news. at least one belt was shredded, and there's another that is currently wrapped around the fan center bearing, not twisted in it but just sitting there instead of in its place. there are at least two belts not in their place and i'm not sure what the next step is.
here are a few pics that i hope will help people know what i'm talking about. sorry they were not taken in the best light.
anyone have any ideas which belts are broken, and which i will need to replace? i appreciate the time and attention you've paid me.
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Nik :: 1989 Tinted Silver 244 AW70:: Chicago, IL :: 153K as of 8/2007 :: Pics and Notes
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