Selahdoor
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Hi. It's been a while.
My health has gotten the best of me. I have gotten to the point where I can do very little with my truck, when it comes to fixing things. Still need the truck running though, because it is how I get water from town.
Just as a reminder, My truck: late 92 F250 lariat. 7.3 4Wd
My problem: It keeps throwing the belt. Occasionally also chews the belt up if it gets caught.
The pulleys are aligned. And I can feel no resistance or grittiness in any of the pulleys. Everything seems to be fine.
It does fine at idle. It's when I try to accelerate that it throws the belt. And I am talking normal acceleration. Not revving it a lot, or fast acceleration.
The only thing I can figure is that maybe there is something in the bearings of one of the pulleys that only gets in the way, when it is sped up. But I can't think of any way to individually test the pulleys at speed, without removing some or all of them.
There's only one of me, so I can't stand out there in front of the truck at the same time I am pressing the go pedal.
Right now, I am down to just trying to find a better serpentine belt. Yes, I know everyone is going to say that I need to do what it takes to find the real problem and fix it. I can no longer do that. I just need my truck running, and don't have the health to do all the work I used to do on it. And I REALLY cannot afford to take it to a shop to get it fixed.
I have been using the 'masterpro' from Oreilleys. K061110 (6K1110)
It specifies "Without the Leece Neville alternator."
It's the shorter of the two belts available there, for my truck.
I have read about there being better belts. Belts designed to stay on, in tougher conditions. Such as the 'gatorback' by goodyear. I have not been able to find a gatorback that will fit my truck.
There are gates belts available at my local oreiley's as well. Green belts. One is 49 dollars, the other is 150 dollars. I really can't see any difference between them. They are items I have to order. The 150 dollar one being a special order, so I can't send it back. I'm not wasting 150 bucks just to put hands on, to see if it is actually any better or not.
So the question is, does anyone know of a better belt? One that will stay on, in rougher conditions?
I need your own experience, not what some advertising blurb says. I can read advertisements, my own self.
Thanks guys!!!
My health has gotten the best of me. I have gotten to the point where I can do very little with my truck, when it comes to fixing things. Still need the truck running though, because it is how I get water from town.
Just as a reminder, My truck: late 92 F250 lariat. 7.3 4Wd
My problem: It keeps throwing the belt. Occasionally also chews the belt up if it gets caught.
The pulleys are aligned. And I can feel no resistance or grittiness in any of the pulleys. Everything seems to be fine.
It does fine at idle. It's when I try to accelerate that it throws the belt. And I am talking normal acceleration. Not revving it a lot, or fast acceleration.
The only thing I can figure is that maybe there is something in the bearings of one of the pulleys that only gets in the way, when it is sped up. But I can't think of any way to individually test the pulleys at speed, without removing some or all of them.
There's only one of me, so I can't stand out there in front of the truck at the same time I am pressing the go pedal.
Right now, I am down to just trying to find a better serpentine belt. Yes, I know everyone is going to say that I need to do what it takes to find the real problem and fix it. I can no longer do that. I just need my truck running, and don't have the health to do all the work I used to do on it. And I REALLY cannot afford to take it to a shop to get it fixed.
I have been using the 'masterpro' from Oreilleys. K061110 (6K1110)
It specifies "Without the Leece Neville alternator."
It's the shorter of the two belts available there, for my truck.
I have read about there being better belts. Belts designed to stay on, in tougher conditions. Such as the 'gatorback' by goodyear. I have not been able to find a gatorback that will fit my truck.
There are gates belts available at my local oreiley's as well. Green belts. One is 49 dollars, the other is 150 dollars. I really can't see any difference between them. They are items I have to order. The 150 dollar one being a special order, so I can't send it back. I'm not wasting 150 bucks just to put hands on, to see if it is actually any better or not.
So the question is, does anyone know of a better belt? One that will stay on, in rougher conditions?
I need your own experience, not what some advertising blurb says. I can read advertisements, my own self.
Thanks guys!!!
