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Old 12-05-2007, 08:24 AM
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Belt problem!!

Hey guys. i popped the hood after starting to accelerate after a light and i found that the belt on the lower left side shred. about 4" went off and is still attached. the belt has around half an inch of belt there. can i drive it two miles to my mechanic safely? what belt is this? help. the car is a '99 tl 3.2l
Old 12-05-2007, 08:50 AM
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id say yes but go slowly
Old 12-05-2007, 10:30 AM
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It's the alternator belt. I gotta take it to pepboys, will cost me $80. I gotta drive for like 30min locally to get there or like 10 on the highway, but i ain't going on the grand central or the lie, that belt will rip right off.
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Dont run any electrical like lights or radio- let the battery just run the car in case belt destructs on the way to the store
Old 12-06-2007, 11:05 PM
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Inspect the belt carefullly to see if it is any good do drive any further. If that belt broke and got tangled with other belts, you would have more problems.
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