spot_skater

****** weird
i'm on the highway drivin home from a friends house, my idiot lights go on, my voltmeter drops to twelve volts

turns out my ******* alternator pulley belt is no longer there

think this happened just due to old age?
either way i got kind of worried, i was like 15 miles from home, and it was like 12:30 am, shitty weather and stuff

meh

Icemark

When was the belt last replaced???

I recommend every 30K miles, and it is manditory every 60K miles by Mazda.

And the title of your thread has been updated to actually have the problem in it.

Kenteth

Mmm... I lost my alternator belt when I was 50 miles from home. I had sprayed some belt dressing on to help it from squeeling... next thing I know I drive two blocks and the idiot cluster lights up. FACK.

I drove the 50 miles home on just the battery running the ignition (no charging), and the 4 miles to the car parts store the next day. Bought a new battery and belt the next day though.
Haven't had a problem since, though I have invested in an Optima Red top. Very nice! Can run that thing dry and trickle charge her to 100% again