Belt swap . . . .
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From: Coutts Canada
Belt swap . . . .
Alrighty in my race truck when in the mud boucning off the 6500 rev limiter i have tossed the power steering belt on a couple of occaasions already with the new motor, now i'm concerned with overheating if this happens at the beginning of a run. Now my question is, does anyone see any issues with swapping the alternator belt to spin the water pump and the power steering to run off just the crank?
Now i know why i'm tossing the power steering belt (the pump is vibrating from the caviation at 6grand+ rpm's throw that in with turing 38's in at least 2' deep mud, i do have a underdrive crank pulley to slow down the alt. and powersteering, i will also be installing a high volume alum. water pump) but would like to still keep the water pump spinning if i loose the power steering belt, will this work, i don't see any issues with it but would like outside input before i do this.
Now i know why i'm tossing the power steering belt (the pump is vibrating from the caviation at 6grand+ rpm's throw that in with turing 38's in at least 2' deep mud, i do have a underdrive crank pulley to slow down the alt. and powersteering, i will also be installing a high volume alum. water pump) but would like to still keep the water pump spinning if i loose the power steering belt, will this work, i don't see any issues with it but would like outside input before i do this.
