belt acting funny... i need some help...

[ohiorunner]

now i have a 88gt with a 3.1L out of a 92 buick regal.. now i dont know what size alt. it should have but the alt. went out and i put another junk yard one on it.. i know there is 2 sizes of them and there are 2 sizes of belts.. i got the bigger of the 2 belts and sometimes when i start the car it squels really bad and when i rev the motor up it it doesnt quit... it only stops after like 5 mins or when i put some pb blaster on it... its driving me insane...any help is greatly appreciated...

[Asylum]

How much play is in the belt?

The tensioner can only take up so much.

[ohiorunner]

i got about a half an inch of play up and down... so should i get the smaller belt...

[Barry]

Yeah I smaller belt should do the trick. My belt is very tight

[ohiorunner]

ok guys thanks..

[DTMAce]

Also, make sure you have a new or fairly good tensioner. It should be difficult to move it by hand without tools, but if in doubt, replace it. Its cheap.

[ohiorunner]

ok thanks for th info.... i will pay attention to that....

[ohiorunner]

i got the new belt on and it works great... i had to go with the shorter belt... the tensioner seems good to me but im no mechanic...

[Asylum]

Congrats on the fix.

Now make plans to attend with us in PA in September.

It's gonna be a good one!

[ohiorunner]

yea i live in mansfield ohio so its like a couple hours from pa so idk yet...