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10-25-2008, 12:14 PM
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whats going on?
my belt that goes to the starter is always poping off!
i have it tight but i dont know why it still pops off! anyone? |
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10-25-2008, 12:15 PM
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What?
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Re: whats going on?
Say what?...
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10-25-2008, 12:17 PM
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Out of the carpool lane.
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Re: whats going on?
You shouldn't have had dessert! Now the wife has a headache!
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10-25-2008, 12:28 PM
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Re: whats going on?
haha!
im talking about the belt on the truck not the one on my pants! can someone tell me why this is happening? |
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10-25-2008, 12:31 PM
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Re: whats going on?
i mean the altenator!
not the starter hah my bad! |
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10-25-2008, 12:32 PM
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Re: whats going on?
That makes more sense. Is it tight enough? Are all your pulleys aligned?
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10-25-2008, 02:08 PM
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Re: whats going on?
buy a gates belt, they are the best and ride in the groove better then any i have ever seen.....
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10-25-2008, 02:12 PM
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Re: whats going on?
there's a belt on your starter?
oh I see....... alternator...... Last edited by rogergodding; 10-25-2008 at 02:12 PM. |
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10-25-2008, 02:44 PM
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Re: whats going on?
If there is any misalignment which would allow the belt to vary from the plane in which it should be rotating, it could jump off. If it is too loose, it could jump off. If you are trying to see how high it will rev up, it could jump off. Dant, this is starting to sound like Jeff Foxworthy is writing.....Oh, so if right before the belt jumps off, you are overheard saying, "Hey! Watch this!".....yeah, that's right, you might be a....
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10-25-2008, 04:00 PM
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Re: whats going on?
Sounds like an alignment problem. There were 2 alternator pulleys, one extends out 1 1/2"(outer edge of pulley) from body, and the other extends out 1 3/4". The original pulley may have been sent back on a core. The deeper one may solve your probem.
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10-25-2008, 05:13 PM
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Re: whats going on?
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