Posted by John T on December 11, 2013 at 18:56:31 from (216.249.76.176):
Okay, Im taking guesses at which belt driven accessory is locking up on my Dodge 3.9V6 Dakota 4x4 PU.
Last few days in this cold weather I began hearing a rattling rotational noise under hood and smelled hot rubber slightly but it wasn't too bad. The noise sort of came and went and no warning lights came on and power steering seemed fine and she ran at normal temperature and no coolant leaks.
While driving home tonight after our Lions Club Christmas Dinner I smelled hot rubber pretty bad (slipping belt??),,,,,,rattling rotational noise under hood got real bad,,,,,,,,,engine was almost seized up and died and when re cranking it cranked over slow n hard,,,,,,,,,NO OVERHEATING,,,,,,,,,NO WATER RUNNING OUT ANYWHERE (like water pump),,,,,,,,NO NON CHARGING INDICATORS,,,,,,,,,,,NO WARNING LIGHTS,,,,,,,Once sorta when it was dying it felt like it lost power steering,,,,,,,,,
I nursed it home and looked under hood when the first wife cranked it and the single serpentine belt was in place, fan looked fine, no water running out, alternator pulley wasn't hot,,,,,,BUT BOY DID THAT AUTO TENSIONER SUCK IN LIKE SOMETHING WAS TIGHTER THEN DICKS HAT BAND. It was colder then a well diggers n late n dark so I came in the house brrrrrrrrrrr.
MY GUESS IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS LOCKING UP any other takers??????
Tomorrow I will look at PS reservoir oil level and remove the serpentine belt and drive it in the shop n light the heater n start turning things lol
Had to pick the coldest freakin day of the year grrrrrrrrr Im really NOT a Dodge fan, its just that in the mid size 4x4 trucks with auto trannys Dodge (Dakota) was the only one I can tow all 4 wheels down on road behind my motorhome and last year I towed it to Florida with my Golf Cart in the bed.
Oh well, no rest for the wicked and Im sure its nothing money cant fix
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