It can if it is loose and slipping. The belt drives the water pump which moves coolant throughout the system.
Worn serpentine belt and/or belt tensioner.
Indirectly. Eventually, the engine will lose ALL power if that serp belt breaks. Far cheaper to replace that worn belt now than face a complete rebuild of the engine a little ways in time down the road.
no that would be a mount or a tire or a rim.
You don't repair a serpentine belt. You replace the worn or broken belt with a new one.
A worn serpentine belt will make a high-pitched squeal when the engine is running. The faster you go, the louder the high-pitched will become.
Either the belt is worn out or the tensioner is defective.
A serpentine belt has an idler pulley on is to keep it tight at all times. If your serpentine belt is loose, then something is worn out. Its possible the idler pulley is stuck in its bracket so it cannot move or the spring on it is worn out.
Worn out serpentine belt and/or belt tensioner.
Yes a loose or badly worn belt will not drive the compressor correctly and then the belt will break
No, there is no connection.
You do not tighten a serpentine belt. It has a tensioner that keeps it at the correct tension. If it is loose, either the belt is worn and needs replacing or the tensioner is defective.
Worn bearing and new belt is tighter than worn one?