ACCESSORY DRIVE/TENSIONER A/C COMPRESSOR RATTLE

ACCESSORY DRIVE/TENSIONER/AC COMPRESSOR RATTLE

VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1988 F CAR 5.0L PFI, 5.0L TBI, 5.7L PFI, -----------------

Some 1988 Camaros and Firebirds equipped with 5.0L PFI (Port Fuel Injected) engine (VIN Code F), 5.0L TBI (Throttle Body Injected) (VIN Code E) or 5.7L PFI engine (VIN Code 8) and air conditioning, may experience a rattling noise from the accessory drive area with the air conditioning on, under high head pressure conditions.

This condition may be addressed by installation of kit, P/N 10105271.

This kit contains a shorter serpentine belt, P/N 14102103 and a label P/N 10105272, showing the revised belt routing to be used when installing this shorter belt. The revised belt routing is also shown below for reference.

Parts are currently available from GM PARTS.

After installation of the shorter belt with this new routing, the supplied label should be affixed to the serviced vehicle on top of the existing belt routing label, for reference at time of future service.

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