This might sound like a dumb question, but how do I know if I have a v-belt, or the serpintine belt. I have a L03 engine

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Godti
'89 Trans Am (Red)
305 TBI 5spd

 

a serpentine belt is just ONE flat belt that spins everything. alt.,water pump, ac compressor, AIR pump. usually if you have v-belts you will have like 3 of them. and they are shaped like a V. yours is an '89 so i'm 99% sure you have a serpintine belt.

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Dan
1990 3.1L RS
80 Series Flowmaster
It's fast(er than a 3 cyl metro)

[This message has been edited by CaliCamaroRS (edited January 24, 2001).]

 

Just pop your hood and take a gander at your belt(s). If you have one long belt that snakes around to all the accesories and crank and such, you have a serpentine belt. It'll also have 5 or 6 grooves on one side of the belt. On the other hand, if you have V-belts, you'll have a couple belt, most or all of them running off the crank pulley to different accesories, and your pulleys and belts will have one, large, single groove in the shape of a "V".

Dave M
88 GTA

 

I *think* '87 is the year that they switched to the serpantine belt setup.

 

Thanks, I have a serpentine belt. Thanks for the info