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On my way to the bank yesterday I did a pull, as I'm going for 3rd I smell
rubber and think "funny, I can't roast tires in 3rd". Get to the bank, pop
the hood, and don't ya know it. Alternator belt (which as I know now also
drives the water pump) is scattered all over the bay and wrapped on my
intake, tie rods, PS belt, sway bar, etc. Mind you this is the belt I've
been meaning to replace for about a month now and had a new one in my
trunk. Driving to the mechanic not really watching my gauges, get there and
pop my hood, coolant EVERYWHERE, even bubbling in the reservour. Get in the
car, turn the key, temp needle is pinned to hot.
Luckily the mechanic wasn't a long drive away from the bank and I didn't
have any problems. Ended up paying $40 to put the new belt on (which took
them nearly an hour to do because of how the tension from the belts is
relieved), topped off my coolant, and was on my way. Temp needle stays
where it should and I'm not getting smoke from the exhaust so I think the
HG made it out from this disaster fine.
Moral of the story: Maintenance before mods, I feel like a class A idiot.
newyorker
