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Broke 2 belts in one day!

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Old 05-02-2006, 12:24 PM
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^^you can only rout the belt one way
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Old 05-02-2006, 12:28 PM
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also, check to see if something is bent
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:05 PM
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^^you can only rout the belt one way
I have an 850k6 as well. You do have to reroute the belt around the crank and water pump.
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Old 05-02-2006, 02:32 PM
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It may be poosible you broke your belt out of old age and simply scortched
one of the ribs on one of the pulleys? Check the ribs and make sure they look good.
Just a suggestion, hey odd stuff can happen.
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Old 05-03-2006, 03:44 AM
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It may be poosible you broke your belt out of old age and simply scortched
but I put a brand new one on...and it broke also. I'm going to check my water pump tomorrow as soon as I can...hopefully that will be the problem... Thanks guys!
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