New Serpentine Belt?
With some long trips, 6500 miles, coming up and all the posts regarding serpentine belts I think I should have a spare with me. I already keep tires less than 5 years, TMPS, Silverleaf for data, fl...
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1320Fastback wrote:
Before our big trip a few years ago I changed the belt on my truck myself a few days before departure and kept the old one as the spare. I do not agree with waiting till is starts shedding rubber because that is what will leave you stranded.
Maybe if you pop the hood every time before you start the engine waiting for it to start shedding works...but I know no one who does that, so we did what you did. Put the new belt on and kept the old as an emergency spare. No sense buying a new belt and then let it age out sitting in storage.
Plus if you do it at home, you get an idea of what you need and how to do it, so if it does fail, you are better prepared to replace it.
