Remove the belt and see if all the pulleys turn free by hand

Answered by djcl (expert)
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Was problem there before replacement of belts?

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Thanks for the replies... I'm not sure what happened to prompt the replacement of the belt - I kind of just inherited this car, so I'm going in without knowing a lot of about the background. It's been awhile since I've worked on cars, so I'm behind the curve. I know the alternator pulley spins freely, but the belt goes around two other pulleys - I think 1 of them is the power steering pump (which I think had issues and wasn't working so maybe it’s seized) and the other is on the engine (crankshaft pulley?). There's another belt which is adjacent to this one, and it turns. I didn't look a lot at what was happening yesterday, but your input gave me some good starting points. Thanks...

Response from mrrandy2020
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Let me know how it works out

Answered by djcl (expert)
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If you mean the engine runs without the belts turning, you have a bad harmonic damper and that means you need to replace the crank pulley.

Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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No remove all the belts and see what doesn't spin with your hand

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