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Old 02-25-2009   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hrcollinsjr View Post
I like the serpentine belts for various reasons but are we really gaining anything over a single belt system if we're not adding other accessories?

Harold
. . . properly tensioned/triangulated, single/multi-groove V-belt accessory drive systems have been around since the very first car engines and, though serpentine belt sytems may well be better suited to modern engines driving many more accessories than ever thought of back in the day, they just don't look right on older engine accessory drives, IMO, and don't really gain anything over our trusty V-belts for the few accessories driven.
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