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Subject:Belt tension
From:Ari Ollikainen
Date:Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:53:17 -0800

Just replaced all the belts on our 91 Carat...wife complained about
        a "noise" the day before yesterday, then last night drove home
        after alternator and coolant warning lights came on from her art
        class...luckily a short local drive. Apparently, the alternator/water
        pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor drive belt along
        with the compressor pulley shield.

        So...what's the tension spec on the A/C compressor and the power
        steering belts? The alternator/waterpump belt tension is given in
        Bentley as 10-15mm or 3/16-9/16...which don't seem to be converted
        correctly (10mm is ~.4in while 3/16 is ~.2in ...).

      OLTECO                    Ari Ollikainen
      P.O. BOX 3688             Networking Technology and Architecture
      Stanford, CA              Ari@OLTECO.com
      94309-3688                415.517.3519

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