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TechWriter
Explorer
Oct 31, 2015

If the Serpentine Belt Breaks, What Exactly Happens?

Took my DP in for its annual service visit and had to have my Cummins serpentine belt replaced because it was cracked. Which got me to wondering . . . what exactly would happen if the belt broke wh...
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Dale_Traveling
Explorer II
Nov 01, 2015
You end up on the side of US50 in Nevada somewhere between Austin and Eureka on a Friday night the start of a three day weekend with no cell service, nothing open until Tuesday along with a two day delivery time for a replacement that takes an additional day to get a tech on site to install. Gas or diesel same effort, nothing good.

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