1984 P30 454 Shredding Alternator Belt
As some of you may recall, I put a GM Performance crate 454 in my Allegro (I bought the rig with a blown engine). I swapped over the brackets and pulleys from the blown engine to the "new" engine. The...
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Triple check that alignment
Try a straight edge across the face of each and every pulley, facing it to another pulley
And yes, you can over tighten, it's normal for a new belt to stretch a tad, but not loosen,
The specs call for a specific amount of deflection= give, in the middle of the belt, that is how you set belt tension, check the manual for the amount adjust belt tension so that belt deflects= gives the correct amount
Try a straight edge across the face of each and every pulley, facing it to another pulley
And yes, you can over tighten, it's normal for a new belt to stretch a tad, but not loosen,
The specs call for a specific amount of deflection= give, in the middle of the belt, that is how you set belt tension, check the manual for the amount adjust belt tension so that belt deflects= gives the correct amount
