Need Alternator Help ASAP

[Rob.Vegan]

Installing headers right now, and we don't know how to get the belt tightened again without a tensioner

[Ricko]

damn, you broke it. Now its going to cost 2 grand to fix! Should have just let me have the headers . . .

Lol, kidding man. I honestly dont know but call a local show. Like firestone or something. they should have an idea or too. Autozone and Pepboys. They might have an idea.

[Rob.Vegan]

I called a Nissan dealer and they said the appropriate tool ran about $45 Ill head to auto zone if this doesn't work out

[rcboy514]

lol a pepboys commercial came on while I was reading this.........

dude specialized tools suck a dic.......we have this coffee machine, (jura capresso) it's like a $1k machine and when something went wrong with it all the screws were a specialized head so we couldnt take it apart to fix it without buying a $45 drill bit

hope it works out with the headers man, I hear it's a huge improvment

[dldjros69]

If nobody helps you i may be able to help you... what is the exact problem u are having?

[Rob.Vegan]

I am not able to put the alternator back in place with the belt on without a tensioner. What tools did you use and how did you get the alternator back on

[dldjros69]

The tensioner is located in the middle of all the pullies. The tensioner is sprin loaded. once depress the spring it gets smaller so the belts can fit. the job takes 2 guys one holding the tensioner from the bottom up and a guy on the top slipping the belt on. the tool my uncle used a wrench and a screw driver. check out the fsm for more details

[dldjros69]

small socket wrench possibly a 10 mm but use a long handle.

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I checked the FSM and it said the belt tension is NOT manually adjustable. I will check it out, I have a friend here helping me so hopefully I can get it running. Thanks a ton man

[dldjros69]

Fyi your emial went to my spam folder and i was running to dinner b4.

By not manually adjustable i think they may mean that its either open all the way or not at all.i could be wrong

But i know for a fact the alternator came off and got put back on. My uncle was under the car and it was hard work while he was down there.

For some reason i think you should check out the light weight/underdrive pulley write up. That should explain how to do this, since that is pretty much the whole thing.

[crayzitalian3]

let me know when you get it on, once that thing is installed, your going to be blown away, thats how i was, the sound of it, everything it was just amazing, i actually am going to upload a video tomorrow with like 500 miles on the header and you can compare it to when i posted vids of it when i had 40 miles on it

[dangeris]

Most tensioners are not adjustable, but like Danny said, it's spring loaded. There is a 1/2 square drive on most tension pulleys where you can use a 1/2 breaker bar to unload the tension. I've found in the past that having two people for a belt change is useful. Hope you resolve your problem Rob.

[Rob.Vegan]

I can't follow that, I can't get any tool to the tension pulley. I'm not sure how it moves, or if I have to unscrew something or what. I need this done within the next hour or I'll lose all my sunlight.

[dldjros69]

Is the front right tire off? Front end jacked up?

[Rob.Vegan]

Front end is jacked up on both sides. Wheel is off and wheel well lining is off

[gatorglaze]

I had the same problem. on top of that, the belt slipped out and i couldnt find a diagram telling me how the belt was supposed to go back on. So i sucked it up, called a tow truck and got it taken to a meinike who installed it for me. I didnt have the right tools to take off the header and i started stripping heads so i said forget it, i need a heat to get the bolts off and i didnt trust myself enough with it nor the belt. I dont think my post helps but im just sharing my troubles with the headers. But they are in and they scream!!

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya I got the headers on. Figured out how the tension pulley works and finished everything up around midnight (working on the headers from 10am-12am). Spilt coolant though and it was making my headers smoke. Took it out for a drive today and it sounds decent but I don't notice that much of a difference.

I could definitely tell post 4k rpm but before that it didn't feel any different. I could barely hear a tone change, maybe a little bit higher pitched if anything.

I am going to retighten all the bolts when my engine cools off again and then I'll be good to go

[dldjros69]

I am going to retighten all the bolts when my engine cools off again and then I'll be good to go

i skipped that step haha

Def after 4k you can feel it pull. But the header only gives 6-8 hp. Thats nothing super. But im going for the Sum of all the mods.

[opekone_1988]

I could definitely tell post 4k rpm but before that it didn't feel any different. I could barely hear a tone change, maybe a little bit higher pitched if anything.

Haha!! see sloppy drunk.. its not just me.. (so youre that one thats crazy or drunk?) there isnt much of a tone change.. Finally, someone thats honest.

[dldjros69]

Haha!! see sloppy drunk.. its not just me.. (so youre that one thats crazy or drunk?) there isnt much of a tone change.. Finally, someone thats honest.

Its gotta be the wonderful cvt thats shiitting on me.

Everybody can tell that rides with me. Its def louder than the intake.

Its no v8 growl or anything gzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Rob.Vegan]

Okay after putting a little bit more miles on it, the tone has definitely changed.

I could only hear it when at low speeds and flooring it, if I was already at highway speeds I can just hear my intake.

But yes, I'm pretty happy with this mod and am looking heavily into getting an exhaust now.