Like blacksambo said; 14mm socket and a long "breaker bar" and you can have the belt off and on in just a couple of minutes. I think the hardest part of the whole swap is re-routing the belt. Have a diagram handy and you shouldn't have any problems.
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Like blacksambo said; 14mm socket and a long "breaker bar" and you can have the belt off and on in just a couple of minutes. I think the hardest part of the whole swap is re-routing the belt. Have a diagram handy and you shouldn't have any problems.
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Is it just me that is confused here?? (It wouldn't be the first time LOL.)
I always thought that our water pumps were driven by the timing belt, not the serpentine belt??
And if it is the timing belt they are talking about, then you certainly cannot see that.
Is this another case of "old timers disease"??
PK
Now that food has replaced sex in my life -
I can't even get into my own pants!!
Super VXer
Yep, you are correct sir. It may be they're looking at the cooling fan drive,assuming that it's driving the water pump....Originally Posted by PK
As far as I can see in Barts timing belt how to, it looks like the timing belt is driving the water pump, I botched that one...
JNUVX, take a look in the how to section & see what you think.
http://www.vehicross.info/misc/pdf_f...eplacement.pdf
If it's as you've described, you should be able to follow the how to to step 17 & have the source of your problems on the bench.
Sorry for the misinformation...
Good catch PK...
Last edited by Ldub : 06/19/2010 at 10:41 PM
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i think the idler pulley may be the one in question here
its located right near the water pump (above the tensioner), I thought it was my water pump at first too..
"Engineers believe if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet"
Super VXer
The thing that scares me, is that apparently his mechanic is calling it a water pump pulley.
If the mechanic doesn't know the engine well enough to know the difference - run brother, run.
Time to find a new mechanic.
PK
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Hahaha Sorry Guys. I've been away from the computer...solstice plans had to be carried out in party all night running into the ocean fashion (and theres no cell reception out the road in Juneau). That being said, it wasn't my mechanic that called it a water pump wheel. That was a technical term I concocted because I don't know much of anything about engines. Anyways...the bracket is on the way. I ended up purchasing it for about $100 less than originally quoted from Isuzuparts.com and they split the shipping with me. Ldub, thanx for the link, I am still trying to find a moment to read through the write up. I hope my vx issue is corrected soon...I will keep ya'll updated. Thanks for bein there!
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ordered the Dayco Poly Rib belts 6PK2290 from sales@camskill.co.uk... £15:60.. which is possibly expensive but I don't really know... cheers for the info...
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