Q: I have a 2002 chevy impala 3.8 engine i placed a new belt on and i drove atleast a couple of miles and the belt jumped off and aom

asked by on March 25, 2018

I placed a new belt on the car only drove it a couple of miles and it jumped off and something cut along the outside of the belt

My car has 300000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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