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• Is it common for a new belt to smoke a bit?
  • It shouldn't smoke. It's slipping, or perhaps it's the wrong cross-section. Any shavings (black dust) in the area?
  • I've had similar problems Max.
    • Didn't change a thing, just the belt.
      • Then I suspect it's the load from the full output
      • I just went through this exact thing on
  • Try some belt dressing as a possible quick fix
  • get yourself a cheap belt tension gage
    • Rich - any idea how to spec a new belt?
      • Dayco 'topcog' or Gates BLUE
    • I have a tension gauge and I don't use it ...
      • That might work for a 'stable' vee belt
        • I guess we could go around and around ...