alternator belt failures

[james accordino]

That's the answer IME.  I also tried the cheap,
readily available belts.  Gates, Kelly Springfield,
etc.  They suck.  In this app. anyway.  Finally got
the RIGHT belts.  German made Continentals.  No more
problems.  BTW, I also had sizing and stretch problems
with the PS belt.

Jim Accordino

--- Calvin Krug <ckrug at laf.cioe.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >What kind of belt are you using?  You should use
> only the proper metric-sized
> >belts (usually made by Continental).  The pulley
> angle doesn't work well
> >with US-spec belts.  Also, make sure your
> alternator mount bushings aren't
> >worn to the point where the belt pulleys aren't
> aligned well any more.
> >
> >-Ti
> 
> Ah, that might be the problem. I've been using the
> readily-available, 
> cheap, yet somewhat universal belts (dayco, etc.) 
> Thanks for the tip.
> 
> Calvin