after my z passed its mot then borke down with a flat battery at the test centre, I charged the battery enough to get it home and all was going well (apart from the squeek from the belts) about 5 miles after leaving i noticed squeeking gettin worse and tempreture rising I pulled over by which time it was really hot, I let it cool, topped up the water and tried again no more than cople of miles further it was gettin very hot again, this time water was dripping from the bottom of the rad, I towed it home the rest of the way, I think the radiator must have had a weak spot cos now it leaks even just putting water in stationary, so i am sending it away to me looked at, the altenator / water pump belt was shredded, so I put another i have got on and just started her, when i rev it the other belts speed up but not that one, and it stinks of burning rubber, altenator and water pump turn freely, so it is possible I have lined pullys up wrong?, have i missed any spacers off the water pump pully when i put it back together, Please please please help this is doing my head right in.

 

Thanks, and sorry for the essay, lol

see if you can take some pics of your pulleys, maybe take your shroud off to get a better view. as far as i know there arnt any spacers but, the water pump pulley can be bolted on the wrong way round

When you say the water pump turns freely... are you turning it by the fan blades ?

The water pump has a viscous fan on it, if thats the case its possible the fans turning but not the pump ... only a suggestion..

yeah i thought that too, the way i have it fitted seems very close to the metalwork behind it, but when i try it the other way round it fouls the ait con belt! shroud and rad are off i will take some pics in the morning

 

cheers

cheers for the thought elmo but no i have had th fan and pully off again and the water pump itself turns freely, its as tho the belt is running out, as the edged were damaged but i cant figure out why?

Does anyone have a write up / pictures about how the pullys fit / are aligned, the manual is very vauge!

 

Thanks

Brian

The only reference i can find is this, but you have proberbly found this pic yourself

Right due to mrs and sons demanding my attention i wont be able to look at it till mon at earliest, I will do a search and find out what belt i need and get it, rad off to be looked at, just a thought if the water pump pully can be bolted on the wrong way round, which is the correct way? concave bit in or out? thanks a million again

 

Brian