ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT BREAKING CAUSE AND CONDITION

Model and Year 1983-84 IMPALA, CAPRICE, MONTE CARLO, EL CAMINO AND 1983 MALIBU

The breaking or coming off of accessory drive belts on some subject vehicles mav be due to a mismatching of the water pump and crankshaft pulley diameters. This can cause one (1) of the belts to drag in it's groove as the mismatched system tries to drive the belt at two (2) different speeds.

If the above condition is encountered, verfiy that the correct pulleys have been installed by referring to the illustration.

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