Hey buds!:)..... well im proud to say i jsut got a 1989 240 sx... so far i love the car i was driving it around today and i knoticed that once in a while(almost eevry tiem i stop or strat the car) it makes a realy loud squealing sound!!????? and will eventualy stop as i satrt to go but start up at random tiems more less when i stop the car..... I know the drive belts(ac and alternator belts) have to be reaplced so is that them im hearing??? or something else???........ and will this hurt teh car if i drive itr liek this for another 2 days till i can get teh car in to ahve the work done to it? Thanks in advance!!!:)

The most common problem with the drive belts on 240sx is the POWER STEERING belt. I had to get mine tight 3-4 times before it stopped squilling. I'm not sure how the 89s are, but they too should have 3 belts, alternator, pow steering, and AC.... get them all nice and tight.... If it's time to replace them get them from Nissan dealer... i got them from somewhere else before and they were so stretchy, so rubbery... i had to get them tight about 3 times and even after that the power steering belt which also turns the water pump got so loose it was coming off the pulleys and it my car was getting hot...

wierd, i didnt have a powersteering pump for a while, which means no belt. and my car was fine with heat control. my alternator belt was the worst, i got it from a reliable, basically not NAPA, auto shop and it was fine after that. its about 15 bucks
honestly, if you know anything about nuts and bolts, you can replace the belt.
one very nice thing to have is a good shop manual. haynes, chilton, and others exist. they saved me a lot, as well as this forum. and still, my car managed to go up in flames. lol

I just looked up on autozone.com and i saw that they have the gatorback altnernator and a/c belt both for 15 buack so 30 bucks for both is a hell of a good deal. for belts

Plus make sure there's no oil or anything on them that might make them slip as well.