jesel belt drive question

Jim Johnston/6022 · 05-17-2016, 05:03 PM

Thanks for the replies - it appears it is a hit or miss deal to get a belt that is tight. The fact is that a 5 year old used of the shelf jesel belt and a much used comp. cam belt unit seem tight,new jesel belts not,all on the same engine.
The question still remains what would this do to cam timing and or performance.

jim johnston ss/oa

FED 387 · 05-17-2016, 07:07 PM

Problem might be that the teeth on the belt DO NOT match the tooth spacing on the pulley--- take a close look at the interaction between the teeth on the belt and your pulley happened to us before might have to try several gilmer belts til you get one that fits "just right". Fed 387

05-17-2016, 05:03 PM	#1
Jim Johnston/6022 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: delta bc-down river from mission raceway Posts: 37 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Re: jesel belt drive question Thanks for the replies - it appears it is a hit or miss deal to get a belt that is tight. The fact is that a 5 year old used of the shelf jesel belt and a much used comp. cam belt unit seem tight,new jesel belts not,all on the same engine. The question still remains what would this do to cam timing and or performance. jim johnston ss/oa

05-17-2016, 07:07 PM	#2
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,420 Likes: 529 Liked 333 Times in 180 Posts	Re: jesel belt drive question Problem might be that the teeth on the belt DO NOT match the tooth spacing on the pulley--- take a close look at the interaction between the teeth on the belt and your pulley happened to us before might have to try several gilmer belts til you get one that fits "just right". Fed 387