[agro1]

...Mine slipped off yesterday when I was doing a little speed run - all the way through 2nd, 3rd and halfway through 4th. Noticed the ignition/alternator light come on, checked the amameter, no charge. Checked the water temp guage - skyrocketing up past 120 C - shut 'er down immediatly and pushed it home (wasn't far).
Belt was fine, steam venting out of the radiator cap...Switched on the cooling fans and let'er cool down. Loosened the alternator bracket, slipped belt back on (it was in perfect shape) and pryed the alternator back into position with a crowbar. Filled it back up with water and started it up. I let it idle for about 10 mins and the water temp stayed right at 80 C, totally normal. Took it out for a nice mellow test run and everything was fine, no smoke, water temp stayed at operating temp - Looks like I dodged a bullet...

Is this normal for the belt to come off ? Has anyone had this happen and is there anything I can do to prevent it from happening again like an aftermarket belt tensioner ??

Also, could I have damaged anything from the overheating and lack of coolant flow ? It only ran without the belt for maybe 5 mins max. Thanks in advance guys.