( OT162159 ) Had a belt let go while at the Northern Rally so replaced it when I got home without issue. Havent used the boat since August so was going through it today and found the belt broke again. Couldn't have been more than six trips on the new belt so not sure what is going on. Alternator pully had a little rust but not much. I sanded it off to clean it up, but have had to change belts once in the years I have had the motor and now two in two months?
Also, The belt came apart in a bunch of pieces and the flywheel must have rubbed on the broken belt creating a bunch of black dust under the cover. Now I'm concerned about how much dust got into the intake or if any pieces got sucked in as well?
Looked to take the intake off today but everything is bolted to it, (fuel system, Fuel filter, etc), so I was not getting into trying it without having more time to dedicate to it. Not sure if I should even worry about taking it apart. Opinions?
( I am working out of town six days a week and only getting home for Sundays. Some of you may have seen the gas explosions in Lawrence MA. back in September, I work for the Gas Company that runs that district and we are rebuilding the entire system so my season ended the day that happened).