By bRYAN on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 07:00 pm: Edit

I just got my alt rebuilt, and I still have a tachometer that works only part time. I have read from the BB that the belt could be routed wrong. Since I have no owners manual ,I don'thave a clue how the belt should be routed
Thanks
bRYAN

By Robert Mann (Oldscout) on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 07:07 pm: Edit

I hope the copyright police don't get me!

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 02:22 am: Edit

i'm gonna have that tattooed on my butt. seriously.....something i need to have in my truck at all times. would have saved me a boat load of time months ago.

bryan~ this is what happened to me. replaced the alt and lost a few hairs in the process before realizing my local shop had routed the belt wrong. sounds like this could be your issue. good luck.

By mike w on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 02:55 am: Edit

bryan, i see now that you have the diagram, but let me tell you i know your pain. i replaced a bely on my several months ago and i almost ended up divorced over a lack of a diagram......

By Bryan on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 05:18 am: Edit

Just got back from mechanic's shop. Sure enough the belt was routed completely wrong. Once we put it in the right place, it worked like a charm.
Thanks very much for the help
Bryan

By Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm) on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 06:06 am: Edit

Is that for a DI or DII?
Carl

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 06:22 pm: Edit

Now here's a funny....

I went by the shop, and Jeff was there with his Disco, and had been having problems with it. So I asked, and his symptoms were: tach not working, after awhile the ABS light came on, then the SRS light would come on, the battery would end up drained. Tested battery, it was fine, tested alternator, it was fine, so he was getting worried.

So.... I sent him around the block in my Disco "to check out the ride difference with my new tires"... Popped his hood to look, and quickly noticed that the belt ran from the air up across the alt and then over to the steering.... Yikes!!!

He pulls back in, and so I pop my hood to show him how mine is routed... We reroute his belt, he starts it up....

"Wow, my tach is working again!"....



-L


PS: Carl, can't say about a DII, but it'd work for a DI...

By lynden on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 06:50 am: Edit

My belt is starting to wear. Where do you get a new belt, can I go anywhere? Or do I have to go to the $$$ dealer $$$?
Thanks,
Lynden

By jim on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 06:56 am: Edit

You can get them a Napa or Pep Boys.

-Jim

By jim on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 07:04 am: Edit

885K7 (pepboys) I believe
series 1 Disco

DAYCO manufactured number is 5070885

-Jim

By Robert Mann (Oldscout) on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 07:10 am: Edit

The CarQuest # KO70885 made by Gates $28.75 three weeks ago.