adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hey Folks I'm in the middle of doing my belts and I got the gates 4PK948 (alt belt) and 6PK1173 (main belt) however this belt seems to be ever so slightly longer than the belt coming off! This is a little strange because the belt coming off is worn so I expected it to be longer than the new one? Anyway I went ahead and fitted the belt assuming I could just tighten the pulley tensioner slightly more and the car started and ran fine until I turned on aircon + rear window demister + lights to see if I could put load on the alternator which caused the squealing.. two main questions 1) Is there a different belt for the 300 revup engine than the normal DE? 2) The pulleys where getting warm to touch which I wasn't expecting. Is this because the belts are too lose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Belts sound as if they are loose, read the print on the old belt, the numbers on the belt determine it`s length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 thats what I expected and thanks I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ok slight problem with that.. the writing has worn off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Perhaps you are running smaller pulleys as the 948/1173 should fit your application:thumbs: If you are running smaller pulleys then shorter belts will fix your issue Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cheers Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 OK guys.. seems I wasn't tightening it enough.. I think there was rust on the pivot screw as I just pushed on (worried about snapping the head off) and a bit of rust fell off and I could tighten it.. rain has stopped play but I tested before coming in and the noise only happened when I let the car idle and turned everything on.. then revved it getting there just a little more... Thanks for the help guys - I really do appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 And my last post on this today guys - The belt started to squeel again after a quick drive (checked tension and it was still the same and couldn't tighten..) anyway went down to my local motor factors and bought a belt that was 8MM shorter and so far its perfect. For info the belt I got was a Continental Contitech 6PK 1165 and on first start it was perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 And my last post on this today guys - The belt started to squeel again after a quick drive (checked tension and it was still the same and couldn't tighten..) anyway went down to my local motor factors and bought a belt that was 8MM shorter and so far its perfect. For info the belt I got was a Continental Contitech 6PK 1165 and on first start it was perfect Must be something odd with your pulleys or pulley sizes. Are you sure that the tensioner adjusting bolts are sitting correctly in there bridles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah Zmanalex everything looks in place and sitting correctly.. I'll keep an eye on it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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