02-16-2016, 04:21 AM
Thanks Mark.
My first coach had the v belts and I carried lots of spares. If I put a load on the alternator it would heat the belt and loosen it. After a couple of cycles of that the belts would fail. Detroit makes a tensioner for the serpentine that is easily found on eBay. But converting the drive pulley, ac pulley, and alt pulley starts to add up in cost. The tensioner setup and longer v belts MAY be all one would need to convert based on your experience.
My current coach has the serpentine and tensioner and it has been problem free for 20k miles.
My first coach had the v belts and I carried lots of spares. If I put a load on the alternator it would heat the belt and loosen it. After a couple of cycles of that the belts would fail. Detroit makes a tensioner for the serpentine that is easily found on eBay. But converting the drive pulley, ac pulley, and alt pulley starts to add up in cost. The tensioner setup and longer v belts MAY be all one would need to convert based on your experience.
My current coach has the serpentine and tensioner and it has been problem free for 20k miles.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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