Hi, My '96 Mitsubishi Galant is throwing us for a MAJOR curve here.
First things first. Since the car has over 100,000 miles on it there
are some 'flaws' that usually don't affect the operation of the
vehicle. Needless to say my lights were left on one day and the
battery went dead (due to my error as well as the cars 'warning' bell
not going off upon getting out of the car). I had been noticing BEFORE
the battery went dead that when I would be driving at night the
headlights would dim upon applying the brakes. SOOO...battery went
dead, couldn't jump start it (figured it must have had a bad
cell)...bought a new battery. New battery seemed to cause the belts to
spin faster...and a squeal could be heard upon starting the vehilce.
Then....I had a belt go. Replaced BOTH power stearing and alternator
belts.....MAJOR, MAJOR sqealing erupted from the belts. Adjusted belts
again....they were fine for 3 or 4 days. Driving down the
highway....alternator belt gets chewed up, but thankfully stayed in
place. Replace belt again. From this point on whenever the car is cold
(such as in the early morning or evening) the alternator belt
continuously 'slips' or is kicked off. We've adjusted the feet on the
tensioner to see if that was the problem, as well as checked all
pulleys. Any ideas why once the belts are put back on and tightened up
it will stay ON after repeatedly starting and stoping the engine, but
a few hours later when the temp is down it is throwing the belt off?
Alternator appears to be functioning properly, battery and belts are
all new. We are at a MAJOR loss here and can use ANY help with this.
There isn't any information on this in the Chilton manual on this type
of thing either. Thanks in advance!! :)