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Rang in the New Year with a roadtrip to Michigan. Took the roof rack off to try and gain some MPGs, it did get me an extra 1 or 2. First time driving Linz in the snow, that was a blast. Didn't get any pics as it was super early, I was super tired, and hungover. But here's a pic in some snow we got the other week in Mississippi (never thought I'd say that...).
However, the tensioner pulley bearing decided to commit suicide on hour 9 of my 14 hour roadtrip back.
It all kinda worked out. My roadtrip buddy decided he needed to piss early, and pulled over at a travel station. All the front spots were full so he parked at an empty pump like an a******. But I'm super stoked he did that. We were right under some great lights that really helped when working on it in the dark. After some quick trouble shooting after the belts made a terrible noise when trying to start the engine, I found a PILE of shredded belt in the vicinity of the alternator/tensioner pulley. Was worried it was the alternator, but I switched that recently. Jumped on here and youtube, did some sluething and figured it out. Grabbed my tools (glad I brought them), took the serpentine off, and sure enough everything spun free except the tensioner.
The local O'Reilly's had what we needed, but we had to find a way to get there. They weren't doing Uber/Lyft because of Covid, and it was BFE Kentucky, so no cab service. While I was working on the truck my bro was asking workers of the store if they could drive us, and straight asked one chick if we could borrow her car.
She obviously declined, but pointed us to a older guy in the back who ran a low key 'cab service'. After some convincing he let's us jump in his beater Rav 4 (we're talking jammed screw drvier holding the drivers window half way up) and we're off. Great guy tho, actually lived in Mississippi and was AF too back in the day. As we're leaving the O'Reilly's, I check the parts against the receipts and the numbers aren't matching for the belt. The kid working the counter charged me for the correct one, but gave me a belt that was 6" too short the first time - shoulda been 882, not 822. Not catching that would have made the whole alot more entertaining for sure. Also, if you have spares, bring them. Murphy's Law clearly sets out that this would happen on the one trip where I left the extra serpentine belt at home...
She started right back up and after only like 1.5 hours, we were back on the road.
However, the tensioner pulley bearing decided to commit suicide on hour 9 of my 14 hour roadtrip back.
It all kinda worked out. My roadtrip buddy decided he needed to piss early, and pulled over at a travel station. All the front spots were full so he parked at an empty pump like an a******. But I'm super stoked he did that. We were right under some great lights that really helped when working on it in the dark. After some quick trouble shooting after the belts made a terrible noise when trying to start the engine, I found a PILE of shredded belt in the vicinity of the alternator/tensioner pulley. Was worried it was the alternator, but I switched that recently. Jumped on here and youtube, did some sluething and figured it out. Grabbed my tools (glad I brought them), took the serpentine off, and sure enough everything spun free except the tensioner.
The local O'Reilly's had what we needed, but we had to find a way to get there. They weren't doing Uber/Lyft because of Covid, and it was BFE Kentucky, so no cab service. While I was working on the truck my bro was asking workers of the store if they could drive us, and straight asked one chick if we could borrow her car.

She started right back up and after only like 1.5 hours, we were back on the road.