Car wont start after shredded serpentine belt has new timing belt last year

Asked by Donald Jun 14, 2015 at 12:15 PM about the 1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr LX Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Put new serpentine belt wont start.

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Take the belt back off and see if you can turn by hand anything that the belt turns. My guess is that a bearing is froze up causing the previous belt to shred.

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shredded BELT,I THINK HES SAYING THE BELT WAS OLD/OR JUST FAILED.,ITS NOW TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START RIGHT? WHAT WIRES DID IT TAKE OUT WITH IT?

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