WHATS UP GUY I JUST GOT IN TO THIS CUTLASS THING AND I WENT AND STARTED MY CAR TO DAY AND GET IT WARM UP BUT I CAM OUT SIDE AND ALL MY BELTS BROKE AND I GOT TO THE STORES TO GET NEW ONES AND LIKE I TELL THEM WHAT I NEED AND THEY ASK ME IS IT WITH FAN OR WITH OUT AND ALL THIS..LOL BUT CAN SOME ONE TELL ME WHAT ALL THE BELTS A 307 V8 HAS AND ARE THEY WITH VAN OR WITH OUT I DONT NO THANKS
BELTS... I AM HAVIN A HARDEST TIME GETTIN THE NEW BELTS
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can't help directly, but did you look for WHY the belts broke? i've never seen multiple belts snap for no reason.
307 olds motors had a belt for the A.I.R. pump, alternator, power steering and one for the a/c compressor.
I CAN SAY THEY WAS REALLY OLD AND THEY WAS MAKIN LOUD NOISE AND I NEW I HAD TO CHANGE THEM RITE AWAY THEN TODAY THEY WENT LIKE I CHANGE THE ONE THE OTHER DAY BUT THE OTHER WAS BAD TO AND ALL CRACKED UP I JUST DONT NO WHAT TO GET TO REPLACE FOR THEM LIKE THE NAMES
OK, just wanted to make sure a pulley wasn't frozen or something.
for brand, i prefer goodyear gatorbacks
what's the make and model?
oh, and can you turn off the caps lock--it's considered yelling and hard to read, thanks
for brand, i prefer goodyear gatorbacks
what's the make and model?
oh, and can you turn off the caps lock--it's considered yelling and hard to read, thanks
Ok...first thing...lower case letters...upper case means your yelling at us!
Its very likely that something locked up to break the belt(s) or they were so loose that they simply flew off or so old that they were dry rotted and broke. Take the broken belts to the parts store and tell them what make, model, engine you have and what you need. While the belts are off, check all the pulleys for any signs of possible trouble. Make sure they all spin freely and straight, you can even check the crank pulley by running the engine for a minute without the belts to see if the balancer is bad, but no longer than two! Then reinstall them in the proper sequence... you can tell where they go by lining up the pulleys from the side view. Back pulleys go on first...Tighten the accessories with a pry bar till there is a bit less than 1 inch of slack measured up and down when pushed with your finger for every 12inches of belt between two pulleys. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE BELTS! Its better for them to be a bit loose than to be too tight. This is tricky to do by yourself because you have to maintain tension on the belt while tightening the bolt. So, dont be surprised if it takes a few trys.
Also, make sure that the belts sit properly in the pulley. It shoud be almost flush with the top of the pulley when tight. If its not, than its either too big or too small for the pulley. After installing all the belts, double check all your bolts to make sure they are tight. Crank engine and look at the belts as they go around the different pulleys. They shouldnt have much slack or flop around much. If they do, they are too loose and will need to be tightened up. Unless something major is broken, bent, loose or warped, you should be good to go. Good Luck!
Bill
Its very likely that something locked up to break the belt(s) or they were so loose that they simply flew off or so old that they were dry rotted and broke. Take the broken belts to the parts store and tell them what make, model, engine you have and what you need. While the belts are off, check all the pulleys for any signs of possible trouble. Make sure they all spin freely and straight, you can even check the crank pulley by running the engine for a minute without the belts to see if the balancer is bad, but no longer than two! Then reinstall them in the proper sequence... you can tell where they go by lining up the pulleys from the side view. Back pulleys go on first...Tighten the accessories with a pry bar till there is a bit less than 1 inch of slack measured up and down when pushed with your finger for every 12inches of belt between two pulleys. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE BELTS! Its better for them to be a bit loose than to be too tight. This is tricky to do by yourself because you have to maintain tension on the belt while tightening the bolt. So, dont be surprised if it takes a few trys.
Also, make sure that the belts sit properly in the pulley. It shoud be almost flush with the top of the pulley when tight. If its not, than its either too big or too small for the pulley. After installing all the belts, double check all your bolts to make sure they are tight. Crank engine and look at the belts as they go around the different pulleys. They shouldnt have much slack or flop around much. If they do, they are too loose and will need to be tightened up. Unless something major is broken, bent, loose or warped, you should be good to go. Good Luck!
Bill
oo my felt kinda new to all this. but yea i went to pepboys and auto zone where i am at and i ask there the belt and they askin me is the is this belt for the fan to and is this other belt go to the fan to lol.. idk... i no i got like 5 belts on there but dont no what to ask them for u get me...
thanks alot man but like i have one of the old belts dont no where the other 2 went off to. but um is there a belt or a pic i can pull up of the same motor as minds just to look at the belt and see what i am gonna be workin with u get me. so prob in morning i will go to auto part store and try again because today did not get me any where lol
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