I'm gonna go with....no. Where are you trying to go and why don't you just replace the belt where it is now?

 

The belt is fine. The thing is I am stripeing down my Jeep. I need the two aftermarket alternators in the Jeep. The problem is they take a long time to take out and I dont want to do it in the -10 degree cold. So my shop is 1.7 miles from my house. Well the Jeep is not going to be driven untill summer so I dont need to put a new belt on tell summer. It would make things 10x easier if I could just drive it home without a belt because I dont have a AC compressor anymore and thus I have to pretty much randomly guess as to the new belt size and that will take many trips back and fourth to the automotive parts store. But if it cant be done I will just pull the alts at home I guess then.

 

Suck it up and walk there :rofl: :rofl:

Just kidding... you don't know anyone who you can get a ride off of?

 

Well it might be possible. I did this with a friends xj. The motor was already blown and the belt was gone. But other than the harder than hell steering and some other minor difficulties it was done. It was dark out too and couldn't use the lights because it would drain the battery to quick.

 

Steering will be difficult...overheating may be possible if it gets much above 10 deg I bet...battery will be drained pretty quickly...

 

I drove about 4 miles without mine a couple weeks ago. The AC idler pulley locked up and broke the belt. So I pulled over let it cool down (at Taco Bell) then fired it back up. Pulled out on the road, got up to speed, shut it off, coasted to the red light, repeated till I got home. I live in Florida and it wasn't -10. Just keep a close watch on the temp gauge.

 

Well does the oil pump still run? I was not sure of the water pump pully also ran the oil pump. Because without oil the thing wouldent last 3 min.

 

Oil pump is not driven off a belt. Its driven off a gear.

You'll overheat within a minute or so without the water pump spinning.

 

Of course you can make it. Just be smart about it. Watch your temp gage. Stop the engine if necessary. Dress warm! Have a friend follow you!!!

 

I agree with Steve, no problem as you'll only be driving maybe 2 minutes most. If it's dark and battery is good, you'll have lights also for that time, but as they have said, no power steering.

 

Piece of cake ...like these guys said just watch the temp gauge. Gets hot shut it down til it cools ...have someone follow with a warm car

 

Oops forgot about the PS. Yea I having me jeep a short distance without the PS. It is a huge choir to make turns at low speeds! I would call it dangerous. Thanks for pointing that out Turbonut.

 

oh this is definately possible. i was coming home one morning at 4:30 in the am in my mustang hatch 5.0 and the belt broke. I didn't know at first and went to turn a corner and the steering was out of control, and the alt light came on. Looked down at the temp and it was slowly starting to climb. Sure enough no belt and about 4 miles from the house! I let the car cool down to a cooler degree, then drove home without a problem.

 

Oil pump is not driven off a belt. Its driven off a gear.

You'll overheat within a minute or so without the water pump spinning.

That's a little exagerated. My dad lost the belt on his old F150 and drove it for another 10 min to the nearest exit off the highway without overheating it.....and it was already up to temp.

 

Have a friend hook up and pull the jeep (you do have recovery point don't you?). It will be near impossible to steer with no power steering and it will drain the battery pretty quick with no alternator - i would avoid multiple starts.

 

:agree: Or make a belt outta duct tape:thumbsup:

 

SPL_Tech - quit being lazy and buy some string. Then route it around the pullies and measure how long you need it to be. Measure with the tensioner in and out...should be within 1" or so.

 

Story about coldness & overheating:

Dad is from Montana and when he used to work at a garage there in the winter this lady comes in and explains that her heater isn't working (mid winter with -20 deg temperatures). He explains that she is out of coolant. She just won't buy it thinking that he is trying to scam her. She kept screaming that her car wasn't overheating. He explained that in -20 deg temps the engine won't overheat.

Another story: Dad lived in Montana still and was starting an old pickup when it was "cold" outside. The oil was so cold that the oil pump would suck up the oil faster then the oil could drain back towards the pump. So the oil pressure gauge kept bouncing up between having pressure and 0 PSI:rofl: Not too good for the engine I imagine

 

Have a friend hook up and pull the jeep (you do have recovery point don't you?).

This is how I would do it also.

 

Driving any vehicle without a pump is like driving a vehicle with no coolant, engines will house less than 1 gallon of coolant generally. Thats not going to absorb but so much heat, about the time your waiting at a red light.

So to each his own you know the outcome if it doesnt work out.

 

I feel like I'm reading JU stuff again.

Have a buddy take you to the store and buy the belt. He'll take you back home where you can put it on.

By the time you've read all this, it could be done.


Hunter

 

How far can you drive without a serpentine belt?

How deep is your wallet ? :rofl:

 

Driving any vehicle without a pump is like driving a vehicle with no coolant, engines will house less than 1 gallon of coolant generally. Thats not going to absorb but so much heat, about the time your waiting at a red light.

So to each his own you know the outcome if it doesnt work out.

Gotta add a reply before going to the movies:
Think about a cold engine and the serpentine belt connected. The water pump is turning, but is the water circulating, no, because the thermostat isn't opened. In zero degree weather, how long does it take for the engine to heat the water to 195 and open the 'stat. A great deal longer than 2/3 minutes. Even then I've seen my temp gauge drop as the cold water enters the engine, stat closes, and the cycle starts all over again.

 

Gotta add a reply before going to the movies:
Think about a cold engine and the serpentine belt connected. The water pump is turning, but is the water circulating, no, because the thermostat isn't opened. In zero degree weather, how long does it take for the engine to heat the water to 195 and open the 'stat. A great deal longer than 2/3 minutes. Even then I've seen my temp gauge drop as the cold water enters the engine, stat closes, and the cycle starts all over again.

I agree to disagree that the coolant is not circulating through the radiater but is still circulating in a closed loop in the engine and heater hoses. If your statement was totally accurate you would fail to have heat until the stat opened and circulation began.

If that same water sits in the aluminum head for more than a few minutes it will reach OT in a few minutes give or take.

 

yep, you sure can, ive done it, in the summer, just make sure it doesnt get much above 220, if it does, park it and wait an hour, but i doubt it will, i got like 3 miles before mine got hot, and that was starting from warm, because im impatient