Adjusting Belts?

[BurntClutch]

I've done a zillion V-belt adjustments, but no ribbed belts. How tight do they have to be? I'm ready to put a new set of belts on my 240SX and I don't want to have them get broken/glazed the first day.

[Und3rprshUr]

same type of adj. just make sure you dont go to tight or to loose.

should be able to move the belt a little bit but not too much.. and be able to twist it half a turn.

[BurntClutch]

Thanks. Now I can find out how much power these slipping belts have been wasting (my power drops way down when the belts are slipping).

[Und3rprshUr]

when you say power you mean electrical power or HP ?

[BurntClutch]

Horsepower. I'm not sure if its the belts doing it though. When I start it in the morning, its like a rocket and the belts don't slip. When I start it to come home from work, it has power until the belts start to slip. Then it feels more like a station wagon than a 240SX. I'll figure it out (or have better questions to ask) once I get all the known problems fixed and I see what its doing then.I've done a lot to it in the past week. Hit all the sensor connectors with contact cleaner and dielectric grease, bypassed the AIV, and fixed a massive exhaust leak. It runs a lot better than it did, but its not quite there yet.