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| Author: | atownwickers [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
I have twin inboard Merc Cruiser where the serpentine belts seem to be wearing out quickly Port Engine had 2 replaced in 1 month. Installer did not install the second one correctly My question is this. Is there any alignment issues with these pulleys once you replace the belts. Seems strange the wear when I am only putting about 20-30 hours on each engine per season. Thanks |
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| Author: | ric [ Thu May 16, 2013 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
You answered your own problem in the question. Only 20-30 hours a year does more damage than 200 a year. Rubber hates sitting idle, especially belts. You can you try a better quality belt like Goodyear gatorback. Let a car sit and only drive it 1200 miles a year and see what happens. After about 2-3 years of that it's ready for the junkyard. I would also take a good look at all your rubber hoses and check for dry rot/cracks. Squeeze them around clamps and bends you'll probably find hair line cracks and they will all need replacing. If you don't have the ability to boat more, have a friend/marina start it up and run it for an hour every couple weeks. Run all the systems, flip all the switches. Any/all little running issues that might arise or have happened will disappear. |
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| Author: | Yjad27 [ Thu May 16, 2013 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
Any oxidation on the pulleys themselves? Often surface rust on the pulleys turn them in big belt sanders causing premature wear on the belts. |
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| Author: | acguy [ Thu May 16, 2013 9:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
Check your pulleys for wear. Rust or feel the sides of them make sure they are smooth as a baby's....... If not take some emery cloth and see if that help if not replace the pulley(s) in question |
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| Author: | fiznuka [ Fri May 17, 2013 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
+1 on checking the pulleys. Also check that the pulleys don't have any old belt left in the grooves had that problem with my truck went through two belts before I noticed the build up in the grooves. Check the tensioner pulley just to make sure the bearings are still good and it turns freely. |
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| Author: | firelighta [ Sat May 18, 2013 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Serpentine Belts for 2003 348 Vista question |
i had a similar problem with my 258 5.ogxi my problem was the power steering pump was misaligned realigned it and never had a prob since |
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