Is it the general concensus that using the gatorback belt usually gets rid of the belt squeal? I had the squeal and I changed the blet over to a Dayco belt, and now whenever the truck sits at night and there is moisture in air, it squeals until the blet warms up. I tried breaking the glaze on the pulleys but the noise is still there. Just asking you guys your opinion before I go buy the gatorback.
Thanks
Rich

 

Maybe your tensioner is getting weak

 

Yea,..I was wondering about that too. Its on my 01 with 103k on it, I wouldnt (think) that it would be goin gout already, but how would one check it for proper spring tension?, I may just see if i can "add" a bit of manual tension next time its raining out and see what happens
Rich

 

i have sprayed dishwasher soap on the pulleys and cleaned with a paint brush, then wash off with a hose... that eliminated the noise on the F150. rubbing the belt slightly with steel wool helps to make them grab sometimes... that being said, i had a mini van 15years ago that NEVER would stop the noise. tried everything, no help.

 

Thanks Steve, Maybe I'll try the soap during the week. I already took the belt off and took a scotchbrite pad to the back of it, I didn't do the pulleys though......Anyhow...looks like you'll be hitting 200k pretty soon!! Fill us in on how thats done!! Any tips? How many times you changes your plugs?
Rich

 

Interesting I've never had a squeal in 250K+ miles. I switched to a gatorback back around 175K and the very first day I had it on it squealed once when I hit a rather large puddle of water but never squealed after the truck sat for any period of time.

One of these days I need to change that belt.

 

The automatic tensioner has marks on it that tell you if it's a belt issue or a tensioner issue. Look in the Chilton manual or search online and it will tell you which mark is which. Hopefully that makes sense.