"RC I've adjusted this belt three times now and it is still slipping."
Little bit of silicone sealant around the edges ..................... good as new."RC I've adjusted this belt three times now and it is still slipping."
No picture, but i actually did for the 4+ hours it took me to get to civilization. Need to stretch the heck out of it to get the tightness necessary to turn the water pump and alternator. I used a single overhand knot and timber hitched each end as i got it stretched tight in place.Check the engine bilge for the lost bits and apply a generous mitten full of super glue........ I've also heard that pantyhose can be used in a pinch. I'd like to see a picture of pantyhose being used so if anybody "gets in a pinch" be sure to take a picture.
I really felt bad charging the guy but this was an "emergency" "I have to be off the marina dock by 4:00 PM, drop everything and run".... Oh and the spare belt he had was the wrong size, hello NAPA...........
The good old days of good autoparts store counter guys are LOOOOOONG GONE.........if you get a good parts man and i say parts man at napa you get what you want but nowadays they are hiring youngsters that have no clue how important it is to get the correct part the first time around ...it also help if the purchaser knows how and what to ask for mechanicing is a dieing art i have only 3 of these guy i will even talk to when i go in
now that's what i am talking about.... we still have those kind down here..... just not at autozone,O'REilly's ,advanced... ectOld timer counter guy Bobby walks up grabs belt, measures it and in 45 seconds returns with the exact belt I needed.....
Close the f'ing book and measure the damn belt already!!!
I would WALK past those places to get at a NAPA. Those other places, if you walk in and there's some twenty something year old at the counter, you can count on the fact that they have zero mechanic experience.now that's what i am talking about.... we still have those kind down here..... just not at autozone,O'REilly's ,advanced... ect
"What vehicle is it?"The good old days of good autoparts store counter guys are LOOOOOONG GONE.........
"I need this belt can you measure it with the belt length tool in the back room?"
(I even showed him how to measure it where there was still "V")
"What car is it off of? "
"It's not a car I just need that length belt. I know you have it I bought one two weeks ago it is a NAPA XL-3XXX belt I just don't know the length."
"What model vehicle it?"
"Is Bobby here?"
"Nope what car is it?"
"It is not for anything you have in your book, I just need this belt!"
"What car does is it off?"
Old timer counter guy Bobby walks up grabs belt, measures it and in 45 seconds returns with the exact belt I needed.....
Close the f'ing book and measure the damn belt already!!!