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If the serpentine belt breaks..

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Str8Kr4zy

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Yesterday I finally got my car back together...tensioner issues...and took it out for a drive. Well, after about a half miles worth of driving, my car gets really sluggish, the a/c dies and other wierd stuff happens. My belt snagged on a long bolt between the crank pulley and the p/s pulley...i've already moved it...so it doesnt interfer with the belt.

I peddled the car back to my house...a half mile at a really slow speed..low rpm.

I removed the old belt...what was left, some of the strands that wrapped themselves aroud a few pulleys.

Question is do you think any internal damage could have or did occure? Like I may have bent this or that or the crank becomes out of sync with the cam, valves ect., or am I just worrying to worry?

I placed a new belt on this morning, car fired up right away, I havent heard or seen anything unusal...drove it around down a little, havent really romped on it...3k rpm is about the highest i've taken it so far....but I'm still a little uneasied by it.

Thanks

 

trinity_gt

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No worries. That belt is not responsible for any synchronization of any kind. It just runs the accessories. Definitely find the issue that caused the belt to shred though because while the belt doesn't "time" anything, it does drive the power steering pump which gives you power assist on both the steering and the brakes...

The fact that it drives the water pump and the effects of running a while without the pump turning goes without saying.
 

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you should be fine.
 

GDawg

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I agree with "no problem" but I'd be wondering why it shredded in the first place. The tensioner (sp?) should stop that from happening.
 
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ACTUALLY, you DO have to re-clock the alternator and power steering pump.




Someone had to make a stupid comment. Glad I could be the first!
 

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Mstg05 said:
ACTUALLY, you DO have to re-clock the alternator and power steering pump.




Someone had to make a stupid comment. Glad I could be the first!
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Huh?? Check your blinker fluid while you are at it.
 
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