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Jul 31, 2022 | 09:03 AM

Jax85fb

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Alternator Belt

What would cause my alternator belt to twist?

Drove approximately 30 miles on a hot day.

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Jul 31, 2022 | 01:14 PM

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misalignment maybe?

Aug 1, 2022 | 06:08 PM

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the last one i had that did that was a gates and it stretched too much.

Aug 2, 2022 | 11:47 PM

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Usually when that happens it is from stretching at high RPM. Sometimes they fall off but usually they just do that.

Need a better belt.

Aug 3, 2022 | 07:03 AM

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Thanks. Just order a Gates belt. Also going to switch to a dual belt.

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