How do you tighten up water pump belt 96 accord?

that is the timing belt on that car. you can reach up between the body rail the the accesories and loosen the belt tensioning nut that sticks out of the timing cover. this will allow the springs that hold the tension on the belt tensioning pullies to pull out all the slack in the belt. loosen nut and tap the motor with a rubber hammer a few times to vibrate the system and let all the slack come out, the tighten the nut. If you have a lot of slack, you need to do a timing/balance shaft belt and water pump job.

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