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I am trying a new Gates ALT Belt this year ...

... it is a Gates Fleet Runner 9455HD (1/2” x 45 27/32”; 13mm x 1165mm). The HD stands for Heavy Duty and simply means there is Kevlar in the belt. So far I am happy with it. In year's past I was running a Gates GreenStripe. This Fleetrunner belt has a green back, the belt is also cogged.

I bought it at a CarQuest for $25 (relatively spendy for ALT belts, you can buy others for half that), their # is RBR 9455HD. I'm sure Napa will have them as well.

NOTE > I ordered 3 different 9455HD belts, all three were different lengths, two of them I could NOT get on ?!? The fellow at CarQuest told me if you talk to Gates, they will adamantly deny the belts are any different in length. BUT, they are.

Good luck, cheers, John

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