Belt replacement help needed

[jstump2490]

I can't for the life of me find the stock belt sizes for the 5.0. Does anyone have the stock sizes as well as a part number for a gatorback(now continental elite) belt?

I just had the water pump replaced on it last week and I started getting a belt squeal after around 3500 rpm under moderate acceleration and also at high rpms when I let off the throttle so I am hoping a new gatorback fixes that. I did have coolant spraying all over the engine so would that have caused something to start squealing?

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[thelostotter]

Continental 4060675

 

[jstump2490]

Excellent, thanks! Now that I have that number, I am finding Continental 4060672 is the one sites say fit the GT, which is super close in size to that one so I am guessing that is the true OEM size since it is close to the one you posted.

 

[Bluemustang]

I can't for the life of me find the stock belt sizes for the 5.0. Does anyone have the stock sizes as well as a part number for a gatorback(now continental elite) belt?

I just had the water pump replaced on it last week and I started getting a belt squeal after around 3500 rpm under moderate acceleration and also at high rpms when I let off the throttle so I am hoping a new gatorback fixes that. I did have coolant spraying all over the engine so would that have caused something to start squealing?

I just had my water pump fail on me while on the highway. Engine overheated and coolant sprayed all over the engine bay. I heard squealing earlier in the week before the water pump went. So I guess that should have been my first clue.

 

[jstump2490]

I just had my water pump fail on me while on the highway. Engine overheated and coolant sprayed all over the engine bay. I heard squealing earlier in the week before the water pump went. So I guess that should have been my first clue.

Same happened to me, but the squeal came AFTER the water pump died on the highway and was replaced. I am at 66,000 miles so I am going to replace the belt anyway just for the piece of mind and hope it works. Any chance it could be the AC belt also squealing? I think that is what the second belt is for, could be wrong.

 

[Bluemustang]

Same happened to me, but the squeal came AFTER the water pump died on the highway and was replaced. I am at 66,000 miles so I am going to replace the belt anyway just for the piece of mind and hope it works. Any chance it could be the AC belt also squealing? I think that is what the second belt is for, could be wrong.

Hmm.. that I do not know. Are you still smelling the coolant coming from inside the engine bay? I just hosed mine down last night.

 

[jstump2490]

Hmm.. that I do not know. Are you still smelling the coolant coming from inside the engine bay? I just hosed mine down last night.

No, that stopped a couple days ago. I have read people using WD40 though to spray the pulleys to clean them, maybe I will give that a shot. I have a new belt on order though. I have an appointment at the dealer scheduled for Thursday because it did not make this noise before I took it in for the water pump and I want them to make it right, but I am pretty sure how that is going to go down. "Well, you DO need to replace the belt, tensioner, idler pulley and half the fucking engine which should solve that, it has over 60,000 miles and that's normal" or some bullshit. Still pissed I took it in for a water pump replacement I could have done myself.

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