Re: quick help? something broke.

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> > The alternator belt goes from the pulley on the engine to the pulley
> > on the alternator, right?  There isn't one.  Wonder where it went?
> 
> You too?  I can't believe this.  This is ridiculous.
> 
> This morning I noticed someones alternator belt slipping when the light
> turned green.  I thought, "How annoying.  I know that's not my car."
> 
> Then later in my trip to work, I hear it briefly again upon takeoff.  I
> think, "Funny, I know all my belts are new and tight."
>
> I get home and pop the hood, and my alternator belt is off the pulley,
> and up against the alternator itself, very slightly smoking from the
> friction.

Mine just plain snapped.  I guess, since i don;t have it any more... It
was a toothed style gates, always squealed coming up from low rpms.  So
does the new gates, which my neighbor kindly opened up shop at 8 pm to
sell me (thanks John!).  So I;m thinking of buying and installing a
"smooth" type belt to see if it gets rid of the darn squeal.

And that air guide certainly makes life miserable when trying to tension
that belt.  Why couldn't they use a toothed nut and arm like on, say the
87 5ks?  When will I build one?  How will I get a stainless steel
toothed nut???

-- 
Huw Powell

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