I figure the hellish screeching coming from under my hood is my
alternator belt, as it stops after 20-30 seconds and the battery is
getting sluggish quickly. Problem is, being an idiot who still wishes
to save money, I don't know where the tensioner is on my 93 Nissan
pickup. It's been going on for a while so the belt pulleys may have
polished the underside of the belt by now, but I want to try tightening
it before I hand out cash to get the belt replaced. My mechanical
inclinations extend to where the key goes and where the gas nozzle goes
and, well that's about it. I am a whiz at presetting radio stations but
that has nothing to do with my problem. Simple steps would be
appreciated. Thanks

I am not familiar with your model, but on my 93 altima with the same engine,
the alternator is the tensioned. There is a pivot to loosen, and you let the
slack off by moving the alternator back.

My model has 1 belt for water pump alternator and power steering, and one for
A/C.

t

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See, I would think the same belt controlled the alternator and the A/C
because the same screeching continues for a while if I turn the A/C on.
If I have the A/C on right after I leave the parking lot the screeching
starts each time I begin moving after every traffic light or stop sign
for a good while.


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