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Dead battery after 3 weeks of no driving
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<blockquote data-quote="OptimaJim" data-source="post: 14001855" data-attributes="member: 96558"><p>cdvision, you are correct about proper belt tension being critical to the proper function of an alternator. I'm not going to speculate on what Dshavers goals were or how he went about making changes, as he only mentioned “installing the a pulley and tune” and has never provided any additional information. Here's what I do know- when people start making pulley changes, electrical issues often follow, whether that is due to a belt slipping or because the alternator simply isn't able to properly-maintain battery voltage. People think serpentine belt systems are immune to belt slippage issues, but my friends at Powermaster tell me that is not the case. Those guys see alternators returned with signs of slipping belts like we see discharge-only warranty returns- <a href="http://powermastermotorsports.com/tech/TB100%20Belt%20Tension%20rev%2010-2012.pdf" target="_blank">lots</a>. Whatever the case may be, we've never heard back from the OP on what the resoltion was to his situation.</p><p></p><p>Jim McIlvaine</p><p>eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries </p><p><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/optimabatteries" target="_blank">OPTIMA® Batteries on Pinterest</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OptimaJim, post: 14001855, member: 96558"] cdvision, you are correct about proper belt tension being critical to the proper function of an alternator. I'm not going to speculate on what Dshavers goals were or how he went about making changes, as he only mentioned “installing the a pulley and tune” and has never provided any additional information. Here's what I do know- when people start making pulley changes, electrical issues often follow, whether that is due to a belt slipping or because the alternator simply isn't able to properly-maintain battery voltage. People think serpentine belt systems are immune to belt slippage issues, but my friends at Powermaster tell me that is not the case. Those guys see alternators returned with signs of slipping belts like we see discharge-only warranty returns- [URL="http://powermastermotorsports.com/tech/TB100%20Belt%20Tension%20rev%2010-2012.pdf"]lots[/URL]. Whatever the case may be, we've never heard back from the OP on what the resoltion was to his situation. Jim McIlvaine eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries [url=http://www.pinterest.com/optimabatteries]OPTIMA® Batteries on Pinterest[/url] [/QUOTE]
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