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Ernest and Jeff,

Yes these are the correct belts.

The damage for the most part is excessive wear all around 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 early 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.

Confused and curious

Albany, Ga

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

Bob, what does the belt look like when it’s damaged?

Is it a clean break?

Has it been worn in one location … or even wear all around?

I broke a belt in my Mazda early installation … what happened was the belt jammed in the alternator pulley, i.e., it went too far into the groove - it wore down in one location and finally broke. My solution was to change the alternator pulley and buy two matching belts.

Jeff