Bamamav
Well-known member
A year or two back our local parts store changed warehouses that they deal with, and went from Gates rubber products to Dayco. I thought, OK, belts and hoses are about all the same, so no problem. Wrong. Dayco has to be the worst belts I've ever used. I'm lucky to get two mowings of my yard without breaking the blade belt. I've been through four or five blade drive belts this year alone. I thought it was my mower, but I've decided it's the crappy belts. Today, I put a new fan belt on the Lincoln, a Dayco. Ran it about 15-20 minutes idling, never over 2500 RPM, the one time I rev it up to about 3500.....BAM!!! The brand new Dayco belt breaks in two like you cut it with a knife! The same way my mower belts have been breaking. I know it's not my pulleys because the who know how old belt that has been on the car since I got it still works. Oh, and I put on two new radiator hoses today, top went fine, but the bottom one wants to collapse instead of a graceful bend. Again, Dayco products.
I'm taking the broke belt back in the morning and see what they say. If they will give me my money back, I'm going to Oreilly's. They sell Gates rubber products, I've never had a problem with them.
I'm taking the broke belt back in the morning and see what they say. If they will give me my money back, I'm going to Oreilly's. They sell Gates rubber products, I've never had a problem with them.