| [GMCnet] Trip Log - Day 5 [message #91109] |
Sun, 04 July 2010 22:48  |
James Moore
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Traveled from Jackson to Rock Springs, WY. Most of trip was above 7,000 ft. Tightened alternator belt before departure. Left RV Park at 11:30 AM. Noticed engine took over 30 miles to reach normal operating temperature. Then went up and down with engine load. But peaked at 195F. Fan clutch seemed to run constantly and not disengage.
About 30 miles from Rock Springs, there was a sudden drop in fan noise and the generator light came on. Drove a couple of miles before I came to a place where I could get off the road. Sure glad I had two belts driving the water pump. Temperature stayed normal.
Re-installed the alternator belt and drove into Rock Springs. Got a site at the Rock Springs KOA. Price was about ½ the Virginian RV park.
Mileage – 192
Vapor Lock – None
Temperature - 85F
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| Re: [GMCnet] Trip Log - Day 5 [message #91112 is a reply to message #91109] |
Sun, 04 July 2010 22:59  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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Darn, Jim!
I know you're getting tired of replacing belts! Should have it down to a
science now though. :-)
With that kind of luck, I'd be spending all my idle mind-minutes devising a
serpentine belt system to install ASAP.
Ken H.
On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Jim Moore <j.moore.jr@mindspring.com>wrote:
> ... Tightened alternator belt before departure. Left RV Park at ...About
> 30 miles from Rock Springs, there was a sudden drop in fan noise and the
> generator light came on. Drove a couple of ...Re-installed the alternator
> belt and drove into Rock Springs.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Trip Log - Day 5 [message #91123 is a reply to message #91109] |
Mon, 05 July 2010 07:31 |
James Moore
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Top of belt is higher than top of pulley.
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Mr.erf ERFisher" <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 5, 2010 3:02 AM
>To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Trip Log - Day 5
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>> I have the correct bracket and the belt is in alignment.
>>
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>I know you are very good about doing "stock" configurations, so I was sure
>you had checked the alignment.
>
>One other possibility, is the pulley on the alternator is worn and the belt
>rides in the bottom of the pulley. A little hard to check, but even the
>correct belt will ride at the bottom of the pulley in that case.
>
>When the pulley is correct the belt rides high in the slot, (even with the
>top of the slot , and maybe even over the top of the pulley).
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>good luck
>gene
>
>--
>Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
>“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
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>http://gmcmotorhome.info/
>Alternator Protection Cable
>http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
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