# 1993 Buick Park Avenue wouldn’t start after serpentine belt change **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** parkavenue, buick\ **Created:** [January 4, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882 "2020-01-04T23:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toddpratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Toddpratt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toddpratt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882/1 "2020-01-04T23:58:32Z")
My 93 Park Avenue Ultra broke the serpentine belt and put the temperature into the red I pulled into a O’Reilly’s and changed the serpentine only to find that the car would not start and stay running could it have jumped timing ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882/2 "2020-01-05T02:10:21Z")
Remove the belt and check if the engine will run without it, if so check if the alternator or any of the other pulleys have seized. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882/3 "2020-01-06T14:18:23Z")
Depending on how long the engine was run in the red, the engine many now be damaged from overheating - bad head gasket, warped head and more.