Well, okay. Tensioning as hard as I can with a 12'' screwdriver levered
between the alternator body and its base, the (brand new), I can deflect
the belt nearly an inch with my uncalibrated thumb.

Need a longer screwdriver?

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

Sent from my kitchen.

On 08/24/2011 08:18 AM, David Beierl wrote:
> If the belt squeals when the weather is cold, recalibrate your thumb
> 21.47% tighter.