I can push the belt down so it touches the vacuum pump. When I pull up on it, I feel there is more than 1 inch of slack play. Seems too loose to me, but I have never owned a serpentine belted engine.
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:45:18 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Really, I hadnt looked at that. The belt is tight though isnt it? > > Luther Gulseth wrote: > >> I'm wandering down the path of this SDL's overheating problem and I notice >> something screwy. The tensioner has been bypassed. I tried to spin it with >> my hand, and it's locked solid. Hrm....could the lack of a tensioner allow >> the belt to slip enough to overheat? >> > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head case? '83 300SD (241 kmi) '82 300CD (162 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) needs MAJOR engine work
