Had to tighten your belt?

I just noticed belt slip as soon as the temperature dropped below 45 degrees.

Time to go under and tighten again.

 

I'm getting that now as the temperature is falling. I just replaced the 3.33" with the 3.125" and I've had to fiddle with the belt tightness. Overtightening will lead to blower bearing failure so just be careful and tighten a little at a time.

 

I was gonna ask that question too...and i still wonder hjow much u tighten it...I know u flex the belt to 90 degrees but, is there another way to measure the the amount of slack?

 

I noticed a little boost drop around 4500 rpms , it gained then dropped then gained somemore and ended up hitting normal peak boost at redline. Im guessing its slipping a little but then catching so should I tighten the belt a little more or leave as is and deal with it. I noticed it was not peaking above 6psi and then once on the road for 20 mins it peaked normal but slipped as I said above. All this was monitered on the defi link system...I had my eyes on the road the whole time .

 

just just take it for a quick spin to see if there is any slip (aka boost slip). If it holds, I dont tighten anymore, if its still slipping, i do another 1/4-1/2 turn and repeat as necessary.

 

yea thats what I planned on doing but I cant locate my swivel sockets anywhere. I guess they got lost in my move

 

get a u extension

 

I noticed too now that the temp dropped I need to tighten the belt a little.

 

so you got it replaced after your mishap as union grove i c.

 

Oh yeah. I can do it in about two hours without rushing now with all the practice I've had. It's probably a bit loose because of that incident. Only notice it when the defrost (compressor) is on.