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Old 01-21-2008, 12:02 AM
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My 98 LS1 is starting to throw the serpentine belt... The tensioner doesn't seem to be completely aligned with the other pulleys: can this be the reason?
Is that a typical LSx problem?
The engine has 85'000 miles

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My 98 LS1 is starting to throw the serpentine belt... The tensioner doesn't seem to be completely aligned with the other pulleys: can this be the reason?
Is that a typical LSx problem?
The engine has 85'000 miles

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If any of the pulley's are out of alignment it will throw belts.
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when i had my truck it kept throwing belts, the crank pulley was a little loose allowing it to wobble around and let the belt go.
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Originally Posted by erikshockey
when i had my truck it kept throwing belts, for out the crank pulley was a little loose allowing it to wobble around and let the belt go.
OK, I'll check that. I have an ATI damper with the different pulleys boltet on it, maybe they are loose...

If it was the tensioner: is that something known to brake?
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OK, I'll check that. I have an ATI damper with the different pulleys boltet on it, maybe they are loose...

If it was the tensioner: is that something known to brake?
They are known to lose their tension and cause belt throwing issues.
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Originally Posted by tici
OK, I'll check that. I have an ATI damper with the different pulleys boltet on it, maybe they are loose...

If it was the tensioner: is that something known to brake?
Katech specifically built their manual tensioner for belt throwing issues with the ATI dampener, you may want to look at it.
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