Forum: Engines
01-01-2015, 10:18 PM
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Thanks mike, I know that, I was shortening the...
Thanks mike, I know that, I was shortening the story. Point is, they over torqued it. There are options, over drill and retap to larger, helicoil, or jb weld. Don't know which one they went with.
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Forum: Engines
12-31-2014, 05:04 PM
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Probably. But, I've got a well calibrated arm....
Probably. But, I've got a well calibrated arm. :-) I have a bad habit of not using torque specs... Unless I am inside an engine.
My neighbor came over the other day with a bolt with the aluminum...
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Forum: Engines
12-30-2014, 09:41 PM
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No, like Mike said, it is a manual tension...
No, like Mike said, it is a manual tension adjustment.
All the vehicles with serpentine belts I've had were spring tensioned, so I guess I've never really dealt with serpentine belt tension...
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Forum: Engines
12-29-2014, 06:53 PM
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Squeaky serpentine belt. Solved!
I've been chasing squeaking belts on both motors since I got the boat. I think I finally solved it.
It appears that I was over tightening the belts. With the cheap stamped steel brackets for...
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