| [GMCnet] Cad 500 Progress [message #75323] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 20:34  |
Ken Henderson
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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Does anyone have experience with serpentine belt designs? Specifically, the
use of the belts without automatic tensioners?
I ask because John Nicholls and I today completed design, fabrication, and
installation of the CS130D alternator and the Seltec A/C compressor on one
serpentine belt, and the water and PS pumps on another serpentine belt. We
couldn't figure out a reasonable place to include a tensioner for either
belt; they are manually adjustable by moving the alternator and the PS pump,
respectively. Is that likely to be a satisfactory solution, or will I have
trouble keeping them adjusted correctly? What is correctly? I know from
experience when a V-belt's tension is close to correct, but I have no real
feel how to adjust a serpentine belt with no automatic tensioner.
We'd hoped to install the Cad500 tomorrow afternoon, but the forecast is for
a maximum of 47*F with 100% chance of rain all day. That may slow us down a
little, but at least we're close.
Texas or Bust!
Ken H.
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