What cases this, and how to stop belt chatter?

Is it the belt quality? I have a belt on my 2000 Cavi, that has no more than 10,000 miles on the belt and has started chattering, mainly at startup, this is so annoying. I've tried the belt dressing,(spray). That works for like 5 minutes. I don't want to change a belt if I don't have to so how do I quiet it ?

Thanks in advance....

Ipud wrote:We put Jap Traps on cinder blocks around here. We don't wave the American flag for novelty

I proudly own American cars, nothing else....

Tensioner worn out?




"A car just isn't a car without a little blood, sweat, and beers." -- Shadowfire

coolant dripping on it?


- Your not-so-local, untrained, uncertified, backyard mechanic. But my @!#$ runs

Matt Linke wrote:Tensioner worn out?

I have no idea. The car has 234,000 miles and I have to assume the tensioner is original

Ipud wrote:We put Jap Traps on cinder blocks around here. We don't wave the American flag for novelty

I proudly own American cars, nothing else....

Oedwards wrote:coolant dripping on it?

No, no coolant dripping on the belt

Ipud wrote:We put Jap Traps on cinder blocks around here. We don't wave the American flag for novelty

I proudly own American cars, nothing else....

234k I would do a tensioner without batting and eye. Honeslty Id do a belt again too.


"A car just isn't a car without a little blood, sweat, and beers." -- Shadowfire

Matt Linke wrote:234k I would do a tensioner without batting and eye. Honeslty Id do a belt again too.

Okay thanks Matt. Will do....

Ipud wrote:We put Jap Traps on cinder blocks around here. We don't wave the American flag for novelty

I proudly own American cars, nothing else....