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So I found the rev limiter... but the belts?

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Old 01-03-04, 12:55 PM
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So I found the rev limiter... but the belts?
I was running my SE pretty hard today, and I spun somewhere near 8k, not thinking it would be fast, but thinking 8000 rpms is cool to see. No harm to the engine it seems, but I flipped a belt. Yes, flipped a belt. The belt in question happened to be my A/C belt ($4 from any auto parts store) so I cut it.

Anyone else have similar experiences?
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wow so it flipped over but didnt fall off? interesting
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Flipped? Like... flipped?

Weird.
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Re: So I found the rev limiter... but the belts?
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The belt in question happened to be my A/C belt ($4 from any auto parts store) so I cut it.
If it wasn't damaged why not just reinstall it correctly?
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I didn't have any tools on me, and I didn't want to risk it ripping and damaging anything.
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Also... the accelerated warmup thing... it kicks to 3000 and STAYS there... doesn't rev down until I blip the throttle.
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how long does it say at 3k? It might be you impatient and not wanting to wait for kickdown... I remember mine would cold idle to around 3.5k and drop after half a minute to 2k, and then slowly drop to 800 in about 5 minutes time.
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i was going down the interstate, and punched it, the next thing i new the temp guage started moving, egt guage did to, and things started getting dim, I blew the only belt i had on the car off, and it put a dent in my hood,

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Truespin88.

While starting the car have the car in gear (with clutch in) and start it. It "should" disable the startup kick, unless your switch is broken or non functional

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Time for the dual alt belt pulley

Or, do you already have the 2 belts??
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my rx7 has a dual belt setup for the alternator... when my mechanic installed my motor, one of those 2 belts flipped, and he said he flipped it back over and it flipped again... so i've been driving with a flipped belt... so far its fine its not wearing funny... i'll try replacing it with a new one... hopefully it fixes it
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Mine was wedged between the ecc. shaft pulley and the the clutch fan's pulley just above it... so it was burning through.
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