<VV> Fan belt tension?

[Frank DuVal]

That's how we have done it for 30 years. A tight belt flips off faster.

Well, usually I do not need the screwdriver, hammer handle or pry bar 
since I am just going for tight enough to still turn the 
generator/alternator pulley with my finger.

Also, that pulley by the distributor is an adjustable idler pulley, not 
a tensioner. Tensioner implies an automatic adjustment. This is manual.

Frank DuVal

On 2/23/2014 10:31 PM, MarK Durham wrote:
> Ignacio, most tighten the belt until the alternator/generator fan can just
> be turned with your fingers. The idler is adjusted by loosening the two
> nuts slightly and prying the pulley back with a large screwdriver or hammer
> handle.  Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
> On Feb 23, 2014 6:00 PM, "Ignacio Valdes" <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:
>
>> Basic question, how tight should the fan belt be? Mine seems to be
>> vibrating a bunch. Is the tensioner by the distributor cap?  -- IV