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Originally Posted by Alec300SD
Sorry I gave incorrect advice earlier, I misread your first post and didn't watch the video until after you posted that the water pump pulley wasn't installed.
In your video, I did notice that the two alternator belts were not parallel.
The front belt was actually in the air conditioner groove position on the main crank pulley.
If you didn't move the front belt back one groove on the main crank pulley, this would keep the alternator belts non-parallel and that could account for your recent symptoms.
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Good catch, and you're correct. They weren't really in any groove in the video as there was so much slack before the water pump cover light went on in my head.
I just finished testing my theory. I pulled the alt and its bracket, found the bracket to be a little warped. Using some hand tools and a little simple physics I managed to get it back to being level on a flat floor at all four corners. I also made sure the sides where the bolts go through were square to each other and fit properly around the spacer underneath.
Symptoms persist. Wtf. This is incredibly defeating. I just roasted through a BRAND NEW set of belts tonight already trying to figure it out, I'm not about to do it again to this spare pair. The squeak I'm hearing sounds like more than a simple belt squeak, it's LOUD and has a sort of 'hollow' sound to it. I'm wondering if it might be something to do with the bearings? On to more research. I guess I won't be driving it tomorrow...