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We took the Dart to its first cruise night . Not a big turn out but decent. On the way home the volt meter all of a sudden went from 14.5 volts down to 11 volts . Once we got home took a quick look , battery was down in charge /belts seemed to have right tension / no wires melted from heat or fuses blown. Over the next couple days did some continuity n load tests / popped the alternator and battery out ... ran it to a local alt/ starter rebuild shop . Both tested perfectly. Put it all back together then grabbed the fan to rotate assembly and the belts are slipping. Took the belts off and noticed the March pulleys have powder coat in the v grooves causing the belts to slip so took a scratch pad removed what I could retightened belts ( little tighter than normal) and will test today .
We took the Dart to its first cruise night . Not a big turn out but decent. On the way home the volt meter all of a sudden went from 14.5 volts down to 11 volts . Once we got home took a quick look , battery was down in charge /belts seemed to have right tension / no wires melted from heat or fuses blown. Over the next couple days did some continuity n load tests / popped the alternator and battery out ... ran it to a local alt/ starter rebuild shop . Both tested perfectly. Put it all back together then grabbed the fan to rotate assembly and the belts are slipping. Took the belts off and noticed the March pulleys have powder coat in the v grooves causing the belts to slip so took a scratch pad removed what I could retightened belts ( little tighter than normal) and will test today .
