Andrew, JGiels, here's the story you're dying to hear:
The other day on the way to work my 300TD's alternator, parking brake
and brake wear lights came on. The slight thump in the engine
compartment told me the belt broke, I got it to the side of the road
before it heated up. ( I live in rural
Richard said...
FWIW, a friend locally tried panty hose for the same trick and failed
miserably. Said he spent more time picking nylon out of the pulley
system than he did putting on a new belt (c:
Did he take 'em off first GRIN
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
I've had to use the pantyhose on occasion also but only after my wife
found them in the glove compartment.
On 7/26/05, Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Richard said...
FWIW, a friend locally tried panty hose for the same trick and failed
miserably. Said he spent more time picking
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I've had to use the pantyhose on occasion also but only after my wife
found them in the glove compartment.
On 7/26/05, Royce Engler
Oh, I could have done that, I guess. When I had the engine out for
rebuild a couple of falls ago, you would think I would put new belts on
it as I put it back together. I knew the thing had seen *zero*
preventative maintenance before I got it. I knew the belts had at
least 100K on them. But I
Yes, that's what I did. Love those diesels.
I had some larger ones, but used the 'standard' 8 or so variety,
because I was concerned about the head size and how it would react with
the grove in the pulley.
FWIW, a friend locally tried panty hose for the same trick and failed
miserably. Said
Richard Hattaway wrote:
FWIW, a friend locally tried panty hose for the same trick and failed
miserably. Said he spent more time picking nylon out of the pulley
system than he did putting on a new belt (c:
Did he use only the legs and just put it around the crank and water pump,
or did
Don't know. He just said it didnt work. The belt he broke was the
alternator/pump belt, so he was only interested in those items as
opposed to the PS/AC stuff. Whether he tried to drive the alternator
or not I don't know. I drove only the water pump because that was all
I needed, and of course
He probably should removed his wife first
When I still worked nights I had a driver call with a broken serp belt on his
truck (15L Detroit Diesel). I instructed him to turn everything electrical in
the cab off to conserve battery and drive to the closest shop open at night.
He was in BFE New York and the closest shop was around
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