water pump

[kburdette]

When I am driving tractor down the road in third gear with engine wound up their is a loud screeching noise comming from front of tractor ?? my guess is the water pump is bad ? tractor is 1944 2n ford.

 

[Two Dogs]

Does it do the same sitting still with the engine revved? My first suspect would be the fan belt. If it"s loose or glazed that may be it. HTH

 

[old]

Do some trouble shoot instead of just shooting in the dark. Water pump can cause that but most of the time will also cause the engine to over heat and also leak coolant. Genny or alternator will also cause that. Or even a belt that has gotten loose
Hobby farm

 

[kburdette]

Had alternator checked at parts store and was bad so I installed a new one.