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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: colintandy on August 14, 2006, 21:33:28

Title: belts
Post by: colintandy on August 14, 2006, 21:33:28

hi anyone know if a serpintine belt like they have on a 300tdi/td5 disco engines can it be fitted to a 200tdi and what would be involved .regards colin

Title: belts
Post by: Dr Neil on August 14, 2006, 22:04:04

you would need to replace the alternator, power steering and waterpump as the pulleys would be for a v belt. you would also need to fit the tensioner somehow.
The question is, why??????

Title: belts
Post by: Xtremeteam on August 14, 2006, 22:06:22

Quote from: "neil thorne"

you would need to replace the alternator, power steering and waterpump as the pulleys would be for a v belt. you would also need to fit the tensioner somehow.
The question is, why??????

pretty much  :lol:  :lol:

Title: belts
Post by: Henry Webster on August 14, 2006, 22:10:04

My thoughts entirely! :wink:

Title: belts
Post by: colintandy on August 15, 2006, 15:12:33

:roll: maybe i should get a bigger alternator seem to be cheewing alot belts at the moment its driving me mad :(mad):ive got a 100amp alternator on at moment running twin batteries  think its the lights i fitted !
  2x100w front grill 2x100w top rack +2x55wtop rack +4x 55w fogs on bar thats 730 w i run my batteries in parralell any help anyone here

Title: belts
Post by: Skibum346 on August 15, 2006, 15:14:39

A bigger alternator...?

Suspect the problem is more like alternater bearing or pulley mis-allignment....?


Guys...?

 :-k

Title: belts
Post by: Xtremeteam on August 15, 2006, 19:12:44

Quote from: "Skibum346"

A bigger alternator...?

Suspect the problem is more like alternater bearing or pulley mis-allignment....?


Guys...?

 :-k

yup would be a good place to start

i have a 65A alternator running the winch,6x100W spots on the front,2x 100W reversing lights & all of one 120APH battery