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    How To:Change Your Serpentine Belt / Idler Pulley (VIDEO)

    im not sure. id guess over a period of a few years you might want to change it anyway due to dry rot. just keep check on it. mine went for 8yrs before starting to have many cracks. from now on ill change it every 5 i guess.
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    Replace Belt Tensioner?

    here How to replace what youre asking for! lol clickity!!!
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    Universal Antifreeze

    in 3 yrs when your water pump is screwed.....well......
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    Replace Belt Tensioner?

    Do this!!
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    Trans pan (RTV or Gasket?)

    i tried the gasket once and it leaked like hell. ive always used rvt. never had a problem with that...ever.
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    yep, the only one left i like is one in my home town thats a 2hr drive from where i live now. its owned and ran buy a few older guys. it was like you said at napa, you ask for something and they instantly walk away and bring the part back most of the time without even looking it up. i asked...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    a putt putt for now. 200cid. 302 is coming by the end of the year if the funds allow. going to use my 70 f 100 block and build it to hell and back. lol
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    and thanks all for the help. this multimeter tool is awesome. i wish id have got one way back when i was a teenager. but that was before all the computer stuff took over. it saved me so much time and i actually learned something new. edit. the tool came with a temp reading wire. funny thing is...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    something i cant understand is the people who they hire to work there. it isnt that theyre stupid, its just they have no clue about autos or mechanics. i have literally had to walk behind the counter and grab a part myself because the guy didnt know what a coil was. this is just one example of...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    ok i did all the tests and it all pointed back to a bad/remanned alt. i took it back to the store and they put it on their tester. it failed instantly. they got another one and it passed. its on the jeep now and all is well. the battery is charging and hits 13.something to 14 something depending...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    thanks for all the help. it is a gas 3.7 2006. and yes i meant a continuity test. it wasnt showing ohms or anything, just gave a beep if it was good. and i meant "when i cranked it i got less" i mean the voltage on the battery was showing less volts than before i cranked the engine. it didnt...
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    how to diagnose clutch fan???

    i always wondered what the loud sound was at start up. now i know. i just never looked at the fan.
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    Loose hose help!!!

    tie it up high. i put an extension hose on mine and ran it up through the gas filler hose area to get more height. i dont go into deep deep water, but its good peace of mind.
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    ok just cleaned all battery connections as well as the ground. im just learning how to use a multimeter, so this is neat yet, im kinda lost. i got a little over 12 v on my new battery. cranked it, and got less. so i understand this shows no charging is going on. pretty simple. i did a diode...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    its an 06. ill have to wait until tomorrow to do a few tests. ill try all thats mentioned. i also suspect the alt, but i really wonder if the wire didnt burn up or the fuse blew as mentioned above. i did smell something burning before the light came on the first time. i just assumed it was my...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    one thing i need to mention, was a few days ago before i changed the parts out i noticed a burning smell. i assumed it was the belt getting hot due to a bad pulley on the alt. could this smell have been wires burning somewhere, and now its open causing the p0622 code? now all the parts are new...
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    battery light keeps coming on again

    ok so a few days ago i replaced my alternator because the bearings in it started seizing up making a horrible sound. i replaced the alt...belt and pulley tensioner. all was well until about 2 miles down the road and the bat light came on again. so i went to get it scanned at autozone. no codes...
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    Worst Mechanic EVARRRRR!!!

    worst mechanic ever
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    How To:Change Your Serpentine Belt / Idler Pulley (VIDEO)

    How To:Change Your Serpentine Belt / Idler Pulley (VIDEO)
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    battery light

    yep the belt had many small breaks in the ribs on the underside. i knew it was about time, so i just decided to get new tensioner to so i wouldnt have to do the job all over later.
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