Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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Worse, loss of water circulation. Carry a spare belt, this goes, and you
overheat now.

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
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Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:13:41 -0500, "David Pendleton"
wrote:

Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

All and no water flow - heat buildup - kablooey on the engine.

I would advise looking closely at the belt system and maybe even
taking it on and off for practice - it's not necessarily hard to do,
but you can't so it with a Leatherman - carry a small tool box with
the tools necessary to do the job.

Later,

Tom

Better yet, depending how many hours you log a year, why not just replace it
every other year. No worries-be happy.

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
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Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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Yes, engine overheats. If it's a newer boat an engine alarm will sound. My
2001 Maxum had a misaligned pulley when I purchased it. Belt came off about
half a dozen times. The engine manual showed a completely different belt
configuration but I figured it out eventually. I made my own diagram in the
back of the book. Got pretty fast at re-looping the belt by the time my
dealer got it fixed. It taught me how reliant you are on the belt and I
always carry a spare now!

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
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Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:14:14 -0400, "Gene Kearns"
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:13:41 -0500, "David Pendleton"
wrote:

Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks?

You start rowing.....

ROTFL!!!!!

Later,

Tom

That's actually what I meant by my question. I sometimes make 45+ mile runs
on L. Superior. Between the wind and the engine noise, I wasn't sure I would
hear a problem if the belt broke.

I suspect I'd lose my power steering. I do have a temperature alarm, so I
guess I would have to rely on that.

Thanks.

Dave


"Insomniac" wrote in message
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Yes, engine overheats. If it's a newer boat an engine alarm will sound.
My
2001 Maxum had a misaligned pulley when I purchased it. Belt came off
about
half a dozen times. The engine manual showed a completely different belt
configuration but I figured it out eventually. I made my own diagram in
the
back of the book. Got pretty fast at re-looping the belt by the time my
dealer got it fixed. It taught me how reliant you are on the belt and I
always carry a spare now!

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
...
Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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Lose of power steering.. charging, waterpumping. and once you noticed your Temp
gauge spiking.. its to late you done damage to the motor.

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Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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The alarm on my boat is pretty loud so there is no question. And yes, lost
power steering etc. Dealer told me it's rare to have a belt break and it
wasn't necessary to carry a spare but for the price of a belt I think it's
worth it.

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
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That's actually what I meant by my question. I sometimes make 45+ mile
runs
on L. Superior. Between the wind and the engine noise, I wasn't sure I
would
hear a problem if the belt broke.

I suspect I'd lose my power steering. I do have a temperature alarm, so I
guess I would have to rely on that.

Thanks.

Dave


"Insomniac" wrote in message
...
Yes, engine overheats. If it's a newer boat an engine alarm will sound.
My
2001 Maxum had a misaligned pulley when I purchased it. Belt came off
about
half a dozen times. The engine manual showed a completely different
belt
configuration but I figured it out eventually. I made my own diagram in
the
back of the book. Got pretty fast at re-looping the belt by the time my
dealer got it fixed. It taught me how reliant you are on the belt and I
always carry a spare now!

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
...
Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large
serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering? Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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To most of us that cruise, the idea of going anywhere without a full set of
spares is impossible. I carry spare engine, genset belts, impellers, fuel
filters, air filters, oil filters, props and a full set of tools. It cost
less than a thousand dollars for the spares and Sea Tow can make that seem
cheap. Don't forget flashlights and batteries!
Get the spares.
Mike
"Insomniac" wrote in message
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The alarm on my boat is pretty loud so there is no question. And yes,
lost
power steering etc. Dealer told me it's rare to have a belt break and it
wasn't necessary to carry a spare but for the price of a belt I think it's
worth it.

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
...
That's actually what I meant by my question. I sometimes make 45+ mile
runs
on L. Superior. Between the wind and the engine noise, I wasn't sure I
would
hear a problem if the belt broke.

I suspect I'd lose my power steering. I do have a temperature alarm, so
I
guess I would have to rely on that.

Thanks.

Dave


"Insomniac" wrote in message
...
Yes, engine overheats. If it's a newer boat an engine alarm will
sound.
My
2001 Maxum had a misaligned pulley when I purchased it. Belt came off
about
half a dozen times. The engine manual showed a completely different
belt
configuration but I figured it out eventually. I made my own diagram
in
the
back of the book. Got pretty fast at re-looping the belt by the time
my
dealer got it fixed. It taught me how reliant you are on the belt and
I
always carry a spare now!

"David Pendleton" wrote in message
...
Hello all.

I have a Mercruiser 5.7L EFI. This engine has a rather large
serpentine
belt. I have a spare, but I've never broken one.

What happens when this belt breaks? Loss of power steering?
Electrical
power? Worse?

Thanks all.

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