is thia a computer problem or something else

What you need to do is go to a parking lot where there is a Jeep, take your picture with it, and send it to him. then he'll let you alone. (lol)

Oops so I have a touchscreen phone which I hate by the by the way...well I just hit the flag for review things Im not exactly sure what that means will happen.so spent the day changing alternator & the car is doing the same thing.what could possibly be shorting out the battery & alternator well shorting out the car

WHAT IS IT DOING NOW--IN GREAT DETAIL

DRIVES?--HOW LONG?--DO YOU HAVE A DIGITAL CHEAPO VOLTMETER TO MEASURE BATTERY VOLTAGE AS IT ACTS UP?----CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? GAUGES-WARNING LIGHTS?

WE CAN MOST LIKELY GET THE ENTIRE WIRING DIAGRAM FOR YOUR....car.........

NEED AS MUCH INFO AS YOU CAN MUSTER, TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR

.................JACKSON, TENN JEEP DEALER....PUSH-PULL-DRAG IN YOUR TRADE!.....kiddin'!

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OK the battery light is still coming on,I drove it about 10 miles home & when I was maybe a couple miles away the steering wheel started to feel stiff & that's how I know its fixen to cut off.got a jump drove the rest of the way home.

Okay, if the belt is tight, the alt is good, and the battery is good, there is what is called a fuseable link. It is a wire that is designed to melt, like a fuse, if too much power is sent through it. If it is bad, power from the alternator can not make it to the battery.

NEED YOUR ENGINE SIZE AND MALIBU MODEL ( HS, LS, XXR, 2CARPRO, WHATEVER!)

I WILL FIND A DIAGRAM SHOWING WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED

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4 cylinder & I think its an LS

I don't see anywhere on the car that has LS,HS, it just says Malibu

BELIEVE IT OR NOT I'M LOOKING FOR IT

COMPUTER IS GLITCHIN'

J&N IS CONSTANTLY PESTERING ME

BUT I'M IN THERE--BACK SOON

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OK LOOKS LIKE ITS DOWN THERE AT THE STARTER

LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND IT

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LOL its kool I'm up for a bit

READ AND TELL ME YOU UNDERSTAND THIS!

SEEMS THESE YANKEES NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL!

THINK YOU MIGHT TRY THE METHOD

BEFORE YOU GO MUCH FURTHER?

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2003-ford-escape-turn-car-on-speedometer-tachometer-peg-return-normal-starting

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Yankees never went to school? I have my masters in education. Plus 3 years of auto tech training. Paula... sorry... He got you the right info though. ha... Let us know if you have more questions.

Im having trouble seeing the diagram when I zoom in on it it turns blurry...does this fuse look like a typical fuse? Where abouts is the starter. Its Dakota & so cold so I may have to wait til in the morning.I've tried finding pics & diagrams on the internet but not having luck for sum reason

It doesn't look like a fuse. It is actually a wire. The wire, like a fuse, is designed to melt when too much power is sent through it.

The starter is in the front of the engine. It is near the top of the oil pan (level). It bolts to the transmission bell housing.

I AM GONNA SEND YOU A MESSAGE

HOME>YOUR NAME>LOOK LEFT FOR MESSAGE CENTER

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OK I'm going to have to go to bed...its almost 1am & I have a bad habit of not waking up on time to get the kids on the bus....hahaha they don't mind tho.I hope my new pals have a good rest of the night.I will be back online.e in the morning sometime.thank you truly both of you night night

I wish you were my mom. Ha... Let us know what is going on with the car. Remember, a fuseable link looks like a regular wire. When you locate it, gently pull on it to see if the insulation on the wire stretches at any point. If it does, it is bad.

Good morning my new pals...so I'm under the Hood now trying to find this wire.I'm having trouble LOl...umm sum1 said that if there was a system in the car it could've messed it up.but I've had it almost a year now.

So for sum reason the damn alternator belt wasn't on.so I'm trying to figure out how to put it on & see if the dip**** that put it on did it wrong

That will cause the problem. If you go to our homepage under the DIY section, you will find belt routing diagrams. Then you will see how it should be. If you have any trouble, let me know.

Joe

OK I can do this but I don't have the right tools

What do you need? Also, you should only have one belt. Is that correct? Did you find the belt routing diagrams?

No but I think I know how it goes on.I need sumthing to loosen the pulley? And yes I have one belt.

Paula, was the belt on anything? As far as the belt, you should have an automatic belt tensionier. It will pivot one direction to loosen the belt then automatically return to tighten the belt.

OKI'M BACK!!!

HAD TO INSTALL AN IGNITER IN MY NIECES FURNACE

YOU GOT THAT THING FIGGERED OUT YET?

SURELY THEY DID NOT SAY THE ALTERNATOR WAS DOIN' IT'S JOB AND IT NOT EVEN TURNIN'!!!

BAD-BAD-BAD AUTO PARTS STORE EMPLOYEE!

HURRY UP, WE'RE WAITIN' ON YOU TO DELIVER THE CHESS SQUARES....YES, I ......GOT MILK!

HOW 'BOUT YOU J&N....SHE GONNA HAVE TO STOP AND GET YOU A J.UG?

1600 HRS HERE, WHEN DID YOU GET 'ER DONE?

THANKS.....LEAST YOU COULD DO!

KEEP US INFORMED

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Sorry I had to get kids off bus feedem etc.so how do I make the thing loosen automatically.I mean like what do I need to pull on.I was assuming the wheel that's smooth & doesn't have the grooves that the tension spot

Here is the belt routing diagram: https://www.2carpros.com/diagrams/chevrolet/malibu/2004

Here are directions: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions.
Joe

OK either I'm an idiot or there isn't an automatic tension.I'm having trouble figuring this out.I've been able to find 4 pulleys 2 grooved & 1 smooth.

LET ME CATCH UP----CAN YOU SEND PICS? POINT AT STUFF---WRITE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR POINTING?

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Yes but I have to let my phone charge for a min.cause the camra wont come up.is there a cover over the tension pulley.they made it difficult to get your hands down there & try to do anything.I'm going from bottom & top & I just have no success.

3 GROOVED AND ONE SMOOTH????


ENGINE SIZE (I MISSED IT SOMEWHERE OR IT'S NEVER BEEN MENTIONED)


THE LINK J&N SENT---DOES YOUR SET UP LOOK THE EXACTLY THE SAME? AS ----THE 2ND DIAGRAM?


GIMME INFO--I TRY TO MAKE STUFF EZ FOR YOU!


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No it looks more like the first diagram the belt isn't as big as the one in the diagram. ..but the car is a 4 cylinder. The pulleys are set up like this.1 grooved by the alt,1grooved underneath in the front,1 big grooved on the bottom towards the backside on the bottom & then the smooth 1 is under next to the one by the alt

GOT........JEEP?

DOWN HERE, WE GOT TWO, READY TO GO!

OK GOT DIAGRAM FROM MITCHELL I---LOOKS TO BE THE SAME (GOT OTHER ONE TOO)---4 CYL IS 2.2L6 CYL IS 3.5L

YOURS........2.2L

TENSION-ER---PRESENTLY LOOKING THRU THIS STUFF

REVISING MY SEARCH WORDS

NOT GOOD W/ CARS----ONLY JEEPS!

WHAT IS (OR IS THERE) A GMC EQUIVALENT TO '04 MALIBU?

EX '86 FORD T-BIRD SAME AS '86 MERCURY COUGAR

KEEP ON TALKIN'I HAVE SEEN THE WHOLE TENSION-ER COME UNBOLTED AND FALL OFF OF SOME CARS......BE ALERT!

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Alrighty now I feel like I'm getting sumwhere...OK how do I work the automatic tension part?I'm affraid the ******* that did this was trying to do it like w/tools the usual way.

I USE A BREAKER BAR AND SOCKET

OR

1/2 DRIVE RATCHET AND SOCKET

PLACE SOCKET IN THE CENTER OF PULLEY ON THE BOLT AND PULL BACK!!!!

SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY TIGHT IN THERE

DO NOT LEVER YOUR TOOLS OFF OF BREAKABLE OR PLASTIC STUFF!!!!!!

I HAVE AT TIMES HAD TO SORTA HELP GET IT TO MOVE THAT "LAST LITTLE BIT"....USING AN AX HANDLE, ETC.....GRABBING IT WHERE EVER IT WOULD WORKPLEASE NO BREAKY NUTHIN' ELSE!!!

MY KRYSTAL'S ARE COLD........AREN'T THEY?

HAVE TO GET SOME MORE

ARE WE AIDING YOU AT ALL?........WANT ME TO GET RID OF THE OTHER WANNA BE?......WISHES HE HAD A JEEP TOO! JUST ASK HIM....I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM....I'D HATE TO HAVE TO LIVE LIFE W/ NO JEEP

YOU DID GET THAT DIAGRAM I SENT VIA CYBERMAIL?



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Paula, the first pic I sent was for the 4 cyl. Review the video I sent. It shows how to work the self adjuster. It turns on a pivot. Like CJ said, if you upload a pic, we will have a better shot at helping you. Honestly, the worst part is installing the new belt down low.

Let me know what you need.
Joe
PS: If you haven't watched the video, do so. I think it will help.

The video wouldn't let me watch...so I thought the pic looked like what I was dealing with.I think its to dark the pics wont come out right.I have a light but its not bright enuf for the camera.so I still need tools w/the automatic tension pulley? And krystals are soggy!!! Don't get rid of j I like him he's my buddy....lol

I don't know how in2 sports either one of you are but I'm a big sports nut.I've been going backNforth from you guys & ESPN & there is just to much sickos in this world.its just a bunch of ridiculousness

So I found a video on YouTube & I got it figures out now...I need a lil ratchet or wrench but it looks soooo simple I feel like a ******* LOL.wish it wasn't so cold I'd go out there & do it now.