Belt Change
You need to have on the bus a spare set of belts (all of them). I was on the east bound side of I-85 Tuesday night at about 9pm and 95 degrees on the way to Atlanta and stopped at the rest area. (Sorry Deb/Bob always running late) Pulled in beside a W.W. Williams service truck working on a Roadway Tractor/Trailer. Doing my Walk around to strech my legs I spotted some fuzz (belt debris) peering out of the vents at the top of rear engine doors. Sure enough further inspection produced a frayed but still functioning alternator belt. By the time I retrieved the tools and spare belt the temp in the engine compartment had cooled to a low of 160 degrees and I changed the belt. The Williams repair guy finished his job on the Roadway Tractor and eased over to see what I was doing and said Damn that sure is a shiny engine. I don't have a belt like that tho, - I said no worry I know A1 and he told me to carry spare belts. He was impressed (it really was the easiest belt change I have ever experienced) Cleaning the residue of the old belt out of the bottom pulleys was more difficult and time consuming than the replacement process.
Truk: This guy from Williams had never seen a belt gauge like you loaned me. He loaded his tools and went home.
Carry spare belts and be prepared to deal with the minor interuptions rather than deal with major delays.
Roger that!
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