Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:20:23 -0500 From: "Valjean" <jvaljeannospamamcharter.net> Subject: Re: Unravelled Sepentine Belt
Well, I will. However, I procured mine from a well-known internet house of supply, and my indy didn't mention that one when trying to account for the belt's fraying... "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:421E7C8D.F71184D9nospamail.com... > > > Valjean wrote: > >> The indy I had it done with insisted today it couldn't have been off >> because >> of the grooves, until the belt unraveled and inserted itself somehow >> between >> the belt's grooves and the pulley wheel. So it was the belt, he claimed. > > Check how many grooves the pulleys have and how many are on the belt. > > I had a serpentine belt replaced recently and my mechanic initially got > supplied > with a 6 groove belt when mine needed a 5 groove one IIRC. Had it been the > other > way round - maybe the belt would fit but be unreliable ? > > > Graham >