Hi all! E reg 240 estate, occasional belt squeel from engine. when this happens it won't idle, revs drop and it stalls. When the belt doesn't squeel tickover is fine. i'm presuming water pump bearings are binding intermitently.. anyone had the same problem? Les. -- http://tinyurl.com/r2f0 Top Posting© Since 1997 "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!" "That's 10 times I've explained binary to you. I won't tell you a 3rd time!"
I would bet more on the A/C compressor or alternator than the water pump. However, if it's this bad, removing the drive belts and spinning each component by hand should tell you which one has a bad bearing. -- Mike F. Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont. NOTE: new address!! Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly. (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
Cheers Mike.. no a/c on this one so may be alternator. I've tried varying the load on the alternator ( switching off lights, fan etc ) to see if it made any difference.. but none noticed... time to get under the bonnet I think. Les -- http://tinyurl.com/r2f0 Top Posting© Since 1997 "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!" "That's 10 times I've explained binary to you. I won't tell you a 3rd time!"
