Thanks Loren,
I bought replacement belts from the dealer and they were all Continental --
I needed to get the car back on the road the next day - I'm sure I would've
saved $'s if I'd ordered from Rusty! The total cost for all 3 belts from
our local stealership was $67.
One more thing - the AC belt is mandatory to be a Conti - I had a FLAPS AC
belt and the compressor would not turn properly at idle. It would "lock"*
rthymically - every 3-4 seconds - until the belt was glazed and began to
slip even more.
* - not sure how else to explain it - every few rpm the compressor would
stop turning momentarily (1-2 seconds) then start turning again - this
repeated over and over until I increased the rpm or drove away. I sometimes
would turn the AC off when stopped at a light.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 78 240D)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren Faeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Belt Problem
I have had the best longevity with Continental belts. You can get them
from Rusty US made belts are of all forms of quality, and it is not
usually obvious which are good and which are not. There some very good
ones out there but Conti belts are consistent.
At 08:07 AM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
Had a strange problem with my 78 240D last Thursday - was on the
Interstate
doing 70 or so when I heard a bump and noticed the dash lights on and
water
temp rising - knew a belt was gone so I switched off and coasted to a
stop.
The AC belt was off its pulleys and laying on the engine bay - the
alt/water
pump/ crank belt was no where to be seen. I saw it a 1/4 mile down the
road
in 2 pieces! Anyway - couldn;t get the PS belt loose to remove so I cut
it
and got my spare belt from the trunk - didn;t have proper wrnech to adjust
the alternator so the belt would fit so I managed to pry it on over the
main
pulley - it was a little loose but it got us home.
All new belts (the old ones were only about 5 years/30,000 miles old) and
now all is well - but it has emphasized the need to do a detailed check of
the belts more often than I did. I usually check things over about once a
month but since becoming disabled and no longer driving to work the 240D
was
being used less & less & I obviously wasn;t checking things often enough.
It always starts instantly (without block heater) in weather to the
teens - but it seems quieter now that it has new belts. Anyway - take a
few
minutes to examine your belts - it ain;t NO fun to work on the side of the
road! I feel *very* fortunate to have been able to wrestle the belt back
over the pulleys so we could get home without a tow. I've also updated my
tool kit to include wrenches needed to loosen & retighten the alternator.
I
can easily get along with out AC and PS - but we ain;t going NO where
without the water pump. Oh yeah, I'm glad I had a razor to cut the PS
belt - made life easier -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 78 240D - 287k)
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