As I wrote in another thread http://www.moyermarineforum.com/foru...t=11118&page=2 I just replaced my V-belt. It is the standard Gates belt that comes with the Indigo (mechanical) fresh water cooling system. I looked up the specs on the Gates web page, they say the belt tension should be in the range of 85-115 pounds (after running for a few minutes; for a brand new belt it is 130#). I set it to approx. 90 pounds.
Obviously, too low is bad and my understanding is that too high is worse (potential bearing damage). Are there recommendations by Universal or MMI for the correct belt tension?
thanks
Obviously, too low is bad and my understanding is that too high is worse (potential bearing damage). Are there recommendations by Universal or MMI for the correct belt tension?
thanks
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