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Jim1761
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May 25, 2015

Help - 2005 Fleetwood Excursion C7 350 Cat Belt question?

I have a 2005 Fleetwood Excursion w/ C7 350 Cat, broke down last night it shredded the serpentine belt.had to leave it stranded in a parking lot. I am trying to find the part number but also I am not sure if that motor has 1 serpentine belt or does it have a water pump accessory belt also? When I looked at it last night there were no belts on it so I have no reference. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  • When I had mine changed back in 2012 the part# on the invoice was 01-24730-004. I am not sure if that was a CAT number or a dealer number.
  • The P/N from above, #01-24730-004 is the Freightliner / Alliance # for the main serpentine fan belt. On my package it also had the #8PK1813 20-7620.

    The little water pump belt is Cat #036-6775

    Cat's phone # is 877.777.3126 and they'll need the engine S/N to help you.

    Also, on a smart phone load app 24 7 direct. It's direct to Freightliner or call 800.ftl.help and it's supposed to be a 24 hour help line for broke down trucks. They can help with the belt question.

    Having replaced the belt myself (I have the same 2005 39S Excursion C7 350HP) the belt is easiest to change if you empty the closet, raise the floorboard, and have two people, one on top and one on bottom to get the belt worked around the fan blades.

    Also, if you haven't explored the closet floorboards a lot, on the left / driver's side behind and under the radio, there's a raised floorboard about16" x 20" where the engine air intake comes in from outside and goes to the air filter. It's a great place to store several sets of oil and fuel filters for both the engine and generator and spare belts - little things you need to have with you but don't use every day.

    If you haven't taken up the floorboard before to get to the main engine, email me at trackrig@gmail.com or call me at the house at 907/272-5898 or on my cell at 907/244-0007 as their a pain if they haven't been up before.

    If I find more cross reference #s for the belts, I'll do another post. The problem if finding someone open today. Napa, any Freightline, Cat or good truck should have them.

    bill
  • On my previous mh (Safari with CAT C7 330), the belt broke. I naturally called CAT and they gave me a part number, but also informed me that sometimes the coach mfg changes them to accommodate different accessories. So I also called Monaco and they gave me a different part number.

    So when the tech came out to replace the belt, he brought both belts and guess what? Neither of them fit. However, he found the broken belt and took it to NAPA and got a replacement of the same size that did fit.

    Just saying...

    Ron
  • For my 2004 Cat C7 350hp, the part numbers are:

    Serpentine belt: 01-42730-004
    Water pump belt: 036-6775

    I carry one of each with me.
  • all good info here. i am about to change the belts on mine and was wondering about all of that.