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I had that tensioners back as far as it would go and we could barely get this belt on....+ it's the exact same belt we found hanging from the crank shaft when this humvee was delivered.. You still may be right, and we just have to winch that **** thing on there....lol
It's the pic someone sent me a few weeks ago for a full frontal view without everything in the way....not like it's copy righted....lol....will check the flywheel damper and tensioner for any issues today. Just waiting for a friend to help out.
The tensioner seems to be fine and has to be pushed all the way back to barely get the belt on. Can't really turn the motor by hand....but we tried bumping it by just hitting the starter over and over, but the belt would not come off. Only came off after it was running for about 30 seconds...
We tried just bumping it to see where it would start coming off and it wouldn't come off. When we actually started the engine and ran it, it comes off so fast you can't see what pulley it starts coming off of first.
Got the mil spec serpentine belt I needed for my M1097, but the darn thing won't stay on. It comes right off as soon as I start the humvee. I did find that a 8 inch bolt on a guide pulley was bent, and after I replaced it, the belt stayed on for about 45 seconds and came off again. I have spun...
Thanks.....makes since that it has a serpentine belt rather than the 4 belts that were on all humvees prior to 1997. Thought it might be an optimizer or something, but without the turbo...still good news that it's a good one! thank you.
What exactly is the upgrade other than changing from four belts to a single serpentine belt? I know the M1114's were uparmored humvees, and my M1097 is and was an unarmored Sea Bee Humvee.