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July 23, 2014 8:03:01 AM

My car ran hot and when I pulled over I noticed that the belt was off of the pulleys but not popped..the pulleys look as if the belt had been melted on them..do I need new pulleys or can I scrape the damage off and change the belt? And what pulleys are they? They are on top on the right hand side of my 2000 cadillac deville..help!!

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July 23, 2014 8:05:42 AM

call AAA
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July 23, 2014 8:14:14 AM

My car is at home red 1101
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July 23, 2014 8:25:19 AM

Take the pulley off and take it to any car parts store. They'll be able to provide you with a replacement for both the pulley and the belt, or give you some advice about cleaning the pulley.
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July 23, 2014 8:33:58 AM

If the belt burned onto the pulley it is most likley that the tension was set too high or low (how tight the belt is). Since you said it was a 2000 caddy it most likly has a serpintine belt (one big belt that loops around all of the pulleys) but older cars had seperate belts for all the different items (crank output, water pump, power steering, alternator, a/c compressor).

If the belt is the sepintine belt then there is an auto-tensionor on it and that applies pressure and I would have a shop check to make sure it is the proper tension (Or buy the gauge and lookup online on how to do it).
If you have a multi belt system then each belt has its own tension method.

If you are going to start working on your own vehicle you should really invest in a haynes or chilton manual for your car as the information in there is your car specific and very very useful.
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