: -= ------------- =20=20=20=20=20 Bob, what does the belt look like when it=E2=80=99s damaged? Is it a clean break? Has it been worn in one location =E2=80=A6 or even wear all around? I broke a belt in my Mazda early installation =E2=80=A6 what happenedwas th= e belt jammed in the alternator pulley, i.e., it went too far into thegroov= e -=C2=A0 it wore down in one location and finally broke. My solution was t= ochange the alternator pulley and buy two matching belts. Jeff =C2=A0 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_21511_1247585060_0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_21511_1247585060_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_21511_1247585060_1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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=C2=A0Ernest and Jeff,

Yes these are the corr= ect belts.

The damage for the most part is excessive wear all aro= und with the debris building up on engine parts then it snaps. This is why = I have been chasing the alt being overloaded or bound up. A couple of the e= arly belt were broken from the hose clamp being in the way cutting them. So= I removed the clamp and that stopped the cutting of them.=C2=A0

Confused and curious

Albany, Ga

-------------- Original message from Jeff Whaley <jwhaley@datacast.com>= : --------------

Bob, what does the belt look like when it=E2=80=99s damaged?=

Is it a clean break?

Has it been worn in one location =E2=80=A6 or even wear all = around?

I broke a belt in my Mazda early installation =E2=80=A6 what= happened was the belt jammed in the alternator pulley, i.e., it went too far into th= e groove -=C2=A0 it wore down in one location and finally broke. My solution = was to change the alternator pulley and buy two matching belts.<= /p>
Jeff

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