That's actually a fairly common failure. Several people on the board, including myself, have experienced the idler bearing lockup. Luckily, it's a cheap and easy fix. Unluckily for me, mine siezed up during the winter and threw the belt into the passenger side radiator fan. Since I didn't use the AC during the winter and didn't make a habit of checking under the hood, I didn't notice it till summer and it damaged the fan motor.
Moral of the story? When your SVX starts to make noise and smell funny, check for problems right away.
KuoH
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Originally Posted by rmjjensen
Took the belt off ..........man was it shot!! Turns out it looks like the idler pulley for it is seized rock solid. So that's the mystery ..........she's been running just like the day a got her .....minus the air conditioning
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