Quote:
Originally Posted by Diseasel300
If that's all it got up to, you're probably fine. If the ambient temperature was already cold and/or windy and the engine hadn't been driven long enough to get the oil hot, cooling off that quickly isn't abnormal. One of the benefits of an engine-driven fan is that when the belt lets go, the fan freewheeling in the breeze coming through the radiator will still circulate some coolant through the engine.
Any idea what took the belt out? Was it just old, or did it fail catastrophically? Recheck your tension in a couple days and make sure you aren't too loose or too tight.
|
Funny thing is the motor was at operating temp for a good 35 mins and had been climbing a slow hill... it is 50° here tho..
The reason I'm annoyed is because I think I'm the reason the belt went out
I was checking the fluids earlier this afternoon and noticed the belt was a *smidge* loose so i tightened it. I guess I made it too tight because it started chirping about 40 mins into my drive earlier, I thought it was because I had driven through a big puddle so I just ignored it.