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(Message started by: v4-max on Apr 8^th, 2007, 7:06pm)

Title: drive belt failure
Post by v4-max on Apr 8^th, 2007, 7:06pm

i was poodling down the thanet way behind a sierra cosworth that was allso poodling down the road ::) other 24v owners will be pleased to know that he could not pull away from me, when with 500yds from the roundabout at st nicholas my drive belt decided to disintegrate, [ my fault i knew it was dodgy see dont' think i've done anything wrong but on the probs page]how i got round the round about is a mystery to me, i have never driven a car with steering as heavy as the scorp, once i had lost my speed i could hardly turn the wheel, had a brainwave and called out the nice men at the AA thought they will have a spare belt lying around on a bank holiday sunday, save me a job, and guess what? he towed me home. sorry pegasus old belt no longer available for you to inspect.

Title: Re: drive belt failure
Post by petehull on Apr 8^th, 2007, 11:15pm

You've been lucky there havn't you? when mine went it cost me a replacement engine.... :'(

spent 2000 quid in all.... :'( :'( and 7 weeks without my motor :-X

Pete

Title: Re: drive belt failure
Post by v4-max on Apr 9^th, 2007, 12:23am

yes shut it down within 2minutes of it going so temp never hit the red came pretty close though, have'nt had a proper look yet to see if any wires have been ripped out have to keep my fingers crossed on that one, all pipes seem ok.

Title: Re: drive belt failure
Post by Snoopy on Apr 9^th, 2007, 7:31am

One bit of advice that I do and always have done.

I change my drive belts every year and keep the old ones in the spare wheel well , because of the strange man whose name is .

JUSTIN CASE!

That Man gets every where!

Title: Re: drive belt failure
Post by mr._floppy on Apr 9^th, 2007, 9:42am

On your weekly engine bay check ( you do it don't you ? Tsk, Tsk, ) a deteriorating belt is easy to spot.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f78/smallparts456/IMG_1105-1.jpg

Title: Re: drive belt failure
Post by v4-max on Apr 9^th, 2007, 10:39am

not guilty, i refer you to my post on the problems page [don't think i've done anything wrong but]