DD15 water pump only belt

Hey

My AC has seized, had to pop the belt off to get the motor to start, my shop is about 30mile away.

Any chance I can make it to the shop without the belt, its a dd15, so i think the bloody belt runs the water pump as well.

Not to worried about alternator, got plenty in the batteries and will run it during the day.

Any way of just putting a smaller belt on the water pump only, I know we used to do this with older engines, never had to do with a dd15.

Thanks

 

Nah I am parked fine, old belt is fine, its just the AC clutch is seized, truck wont start with the belt on it.

 

Nah its defenitally AC, it turns just enough.

I got to truck this morning and it wouldnt crank over, was very close, but not quiet enough, maybe I should have cranked it longer, but I was sure it wasnt going to go, all of the AC compressor is chewed up, clutch is ####ed, I removed the AC belt, and truck started fine.

I am confident in my diagnoses, whilst I agree with you that normally a seized AC will #### the belt, this one didnt, its turn just enough that when the motor would have been running last night it was turning around, but this morning its not free enough

 

Yeah, I just tried to loosen the tensioner a bit to have a bit of slack on the belt, AC is totally locked up now, belt was going around when I idled, but she just snapped then.

Might be a tow I think, I would think about using a smaller belt except the water pump belt is behind the other one, not sure if I can be bothered mucking around with it.

 

Mate, I tested 4 times, belt on 4 times no start, belt off 4 times start easy peasy.

When you take a bit of slack off the tensioner she fires straight up.

But yes, as soon as I started to drive the belt broke.