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Originally Posted by Kronix
PQ, Thanks for the video it really shed some light and I appreciate you taking the time to make that for me. When I try to move my tensioner to the right it seems like I don't get as much play as you do, maybe a couple millimeters if that but it certainly doesn't loosen the belt like you did. It seems there's that stopper on the tensioner that stops it from going too far to the right. It's amazing you could get them that close. Today I had to go for a cruise so I left the idler pulley where it was about 3 inches from the tensioner, I noticed that the car would surge will in mid gear just cruising. Is this an effect of where the idler pulley was? Before I loosened it yesterday the car ran perfectly and now this? I'm so frustrated with this after reading how easy is should be and what a tough time I'm having with it. You guys have been so much more helpful than the sponsor that sold me the tensioner, t seems like I barely get 5 word sentences from him, and I thought he'd have the fix for this but you guys have spent more time trying to help me. I just want to know is the bogging/surging related to the pulley now? I can't understand it, as it ran perfect a day ago...I just couldn't leave well enough alone. Thats again for the video PQ and I will try your method tomorrow and let you know how it comes out...I wish you were close to I'd have a second set of hands and your mind to help me!  |
I'd certainly help if I could.
If you are all the way to the stopper to max on the tension release then your belt is too small. And you'll never get them together.
As long as you have power steering, battery is charging normally, and the car is staying at normal operating temps then you are perfectly fine to drive it. The blower pulley is meaningless when not under boost anyway. If the belt slips too badly then you'll just have less boost. You're fine to drive it in the meantime. I can't see that bogging and surging would have to do with your belt at all.
Do you have an O'Rielly auto parts there?