Thread: Engine got hot, probs to look for?

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Originally posted by 66lemans
Hey all! I have had a problem with my freshly built 496. I was testing out my new MT drag radials on a back street the other day and made two passes of about 1/8 mile and looked at my temp gauge and saw it was buried past 240. I immediately shut her down and noticed that the fan belt had been thrown off. I waited for it to cool down, put the belt back on, and fired it back up. I didnt get on it after that, but it seemed to run fine and maintained at 182. Could I have damaged it in a catastrophic way? What should I check to be sure everything is still ok? Help me out guys. I dont want to drive it again if I am going to hurt it more. Or How can I tell if it is fine and I did no irreversable damage? Thanks In advance!

i doubt you hurt it, i threw the belts all the time on my 496, even on my wedding day, "boy did i hear it then..." but i bought a cog belt kit and never threw a belt since even when im revving 7400rpm at the track, look up www.blackmountainprecision.com
i even tried march pulleys and they didnt work for me, guys kept telling me pulleys werent lined up but after i let them try and line them up better they would just say yeah they are pretty close, big blocks are known for belt throwing