With the exception of seat belts and the belts in the radial tires, my Chevy Volt engine and motor are beltless.
John On Dec 6, 2012 7:50 PM, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Making an assumption that a serpentine belt would be used on a "old" > engine to drive all those accessories except the oil pump. > > New engine uses one belt to drive the alternator, so the number of belts > has not changed. > > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '95 E300 > '87 300TD > '73 Balboa 20 > > relng...@aol.com wrote: > > >> ...So, let me get this straight. One belt drives the alternator. That > >> alternator provides the electricity to run the electric motors, which > turn > >> the oil pump, water pump, compressor and power steering pump. And this > >> saves horse power, converting torque into electricity and then back > into torque > >> again? The number of belts has stayed the same, the number of electric > >> motors has increased by four, so I don't think any weight has been > saved... > >> > >How do you figure the belt count is the same? The pumps are driven by > >electric motors. When I referred to pumps, that's plural. There is more > than one > >oil pump and I don't know how many water pumps there may be because the > >technical descriptions of the engine are not detailed enough, yet. > > > >RLE > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
