AllenF Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I took the Volvo for a quick weekend trip with my Bronco Club, Mid-Atlantic Early Bronco's to Cumberland, Md. for our annual street cruise. We arrived Friday evening at a hotel with no issues.....so I thought. I did a pre trip inspection today prior to traveling back home and noticed strands of belt hanging from the underneath. I thought, this isn't going to be good, it's noon on a Sunday afternoon. Seems that on the way up the tensioner idler pulley froze up for the cooling fan. Luckily my wife followed us up since I don't have enough room for the family and my daughters' friend to all fit in the Bronco. Where do you find a pulley and a belt on a Sunday afternoon? You can't find a HDT parts place that's for sure! Not in Cumberland Maryland anyway. I figured I'd try the local Advance Auto Parts. I knew they had to have something to make it work even though I had no idea what the application would be for. I quickly learned though that they merged with Carquest and carry HDT parts now but I also learned they didn't have what I needed! The pulley that is was on it was about 2" in diameter. I wound up using larger diameter of 3 1/2" but narrower pulley off a Windstar. That was fun trying to tell the guy behind the counter what I was wanting and him telling me it wouldn't work. I also got a few larger diameter 6 rib belts. I think the belt that should be on it is a 8 or 10 rib belt?? I also scavenged a spacer from the scrap pulley and set the belt where it would ride on the narrower Windstar pulley and drove home without any issues. It cost me about $40 to get home and will cost more once I get the correct parts. At least I got home and didn't cost a whole lot.Moral of the story..... Do your pre-trip every trip. If I hadn't noticed it I would have been on the interstate, overheated, and further away from the parts stores. Pictures of broken parts are boring and every thread needs a picture. Here's one of our stops Saturday. Total of 16 early Broncos (66-77) and a few 78-90's tagged along as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis M Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Nice job. Lucky you found a parts clerk who was willing to work with you. These days if they can't find it on the computer they won't go any farther, especially if you are trying to make something work for a temporary fix. Gets frustrating sometimes. Dennis & NancyTucson, AZ in winter, on the road in summer.1999 Volvo 610 "Bud" 425 HP Volvo, Super 10 spd.2005 Mountain Aire 35 BLKS2013 smart fortwo CityFlame riding on Bud(Replaced '05 smart first loaded in '06 and '11 smart that gave it's life to save me!)Our Travel Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Wright Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Glad you got it fixed. I blew a U-joint in Cumberland several years ago while hauling my Goldwing back from Virginia. It took three hours and two trips to Auto Zone to get it fixed. Good to hear that Advanced Auto now carries HDT parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Allen, Lets just say this issue was not evident when you did your" Long trip Pretrip". Lets say it was the next day of a 5 day run, you open the hood to clean the window and while hood is open you do a visual check of the front end, oil, expansion tank, obvious leaks, front tires, hoses and maybe the fan for cracks and the fan belt from both sides of the truck, at least what is visible which isn't much. Would the strands of belt have been plainly visible? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncohauler Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Allen Glad you worked it out. And the bronco in the center is flat out awesome:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIBERNUT Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 You can probably get what you need from R.L. Jackson in Port Deposit helluva lot less than Volvo. 410-336-3450 Daryl after about 9 am 2000 Volvo 635 A/S, N-14 Cummins"The Phoenix"'03 KA 38KSWB http://s918.photobucket.com/user/sibernut/library/?sort=6&page=1Furkids- Sibe's CH. Sedona & Tseika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 You can probably get what you need from R.L. Jackson in Port Deposit helluva lot less than Volvo. 410-336-3450 Daryl after about 9 am WOW, RL Jackson, have not heard that name for awhile, I use to deliver to them and the whole area there Port Deposit, Conowingo & Colora back in my delivery days at UPS. 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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