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eb91xr6 · 25-03-2006, 02:39 AM

Hey guys

i was driving home tonight when my car was running realy hot, i had a new radiator put in it 3 weeks ago and it was running realy well untill tonight, i pulled over and now it isnt starting, i was sitting there for 30 mins and it cooled abit and it still wouldnt start the battery light comes on and it just wont start and its over heating when it dose start within a few seconds, what could this bee as the radiator was just replaced 3 weeks ago it makes no sence please help me

EFFalcon · 25-03-2006, 03:20 AM

are all the belts still in the engine bay?
sure you havn't lost one?

INJECTED_250 · 25-03-2006, 09:32 AM

defently sounds like the alternator/water pump belt has fallen off

25-03-2006, 11:55 AM

yep the same thing happened tome on an e-series cruise....my alt belt broke, now i carry a spare one in the car and tools to change it.

eb91xr6 · 25-03-2006, 12:12 PM

yep you were all right it was the fan waterpump belt i went back to my car thismorning and looked at it in the light and it was missing, so i have replaced it and she is running like a dream thanks for the replys helped me know what to look for, cost me a whole $15 to fix witch was the cost of the belt and i think i got riped but who cares its cheeper then going to a mechanic

XR Martin · 25-03-2006, 12:45 PM

This happened to me also, about 2km from home, got about 750m and it was running real hot, decided to play it safe and get a NRMA tow truck, 45 mins later they send out a roadside assist van, WTF? I then thought he may have a belt on him? Nope, 'we dont carry belts' Then why the ИИИИ are you here, I asked for a tow truck!
ИИИИed him off and decided to drive home the rest of the way. It wasnt easy because when the alt/water pump belt snapped it took the power steer belt off too!

eb91xr6 · 25-03-2006, 03:04 PM

yer it took the AC belt with it too, havent replaced that yet is it a big job as it looks alot harder.

Jet-Star · 25-03-2006, 03:14 PM

$15 for a belt isn't too bad, depending on the width/length those belts range from about $12 -$25.

Key · 25-03-2006, 03:21 PM

Doesn't anyone open the bonnet and have a look before they get online to sort a problem?

Maybe the E series site needs a tech article on how to find bonnet releases, how to use them and how to buy a torch.

eb91xr6 · 25-03-2006, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Key

Doesn't anyone open the bonnet and have a look before they get online to sort a problem?

Maybe the E series site needs a tech article on how to find bonnet releases, how to use them and how to buy a torch.

hey it was 2am the car was on the side of the road i didnt have a tourch and i posted it when i got home as i couldnt see anything wrong till i read the replys and know what to buy to fix it before going back to it, it felt like alot bigger problem

RavenLS1 · 25-03-2006, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Key

Doesn't anyone open the bonnet and have a look before they get online to sort a problem?

Maybe the E series site needs a tech article on how to find bonnet releases, how to use them and how to buy a torch.

was that nesessary mate!
The dude just wanted some help.

Poetic Justice · 25-03-2006, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Key

Doesn't anyone open the bonnet and have a look before they get online to sort a problem?

Maybe the E series site needs a tech article on how to find bonnet releases, how to use them and how to buy a torch.

Not everyone is a qualified ****er (or mechanic, be it whichever you think) who know's what they are looking for when they look at an engine bay.

I for one, am one of those people who doesn't know ИИИИ about engine's. It's not my total interest, and that's why there is a mechanics industry. If everyone was so cluey as to know what was going on, mechanics wouldn't be needed.

5L · 26-03-2006, 03:42 AM

bout the a/c belt is bout the same as the other ones but u gotta take em all off first to put the a/c belt on, i think anyway? its been a few months since i changed my a/c belt(got caught on crank and tore it up)

InitialD · 26-03-2006, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by John_xr6

yep the same thing happened tome on an e-series cruise....my alt belt broke, now i carry a spare one in the car and tools to change it.

Not anymore lol

EA2BA · 27-03-2006, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Key

Doesn't anyone open the bonnet and have a look before they get online to sort a problem?

Maybe the E series site needs a tech article on how to find bonnet releases, how to use them and how to buy a torch.

We all sometimes post first look later, it can in fact save you a alot of time in diagnosing for one thing, and second sometimes its not possible to look at the car at the time, so posting first is a worthwhile exercise.

Good to see you got it sorted the a/c belt is not any harder to fix either, just have to remove all the other belts first, and the tensioner at the front of the engine has to be loosend off.