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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
The only time I ever had a factory Nissan fan belt break at the seam was on my personal 1976 280Z. About 10 miles and no water pump, not good. Pulse and engine off coasting got me there with the fan clutch turning the pump from air flow. It was actually below normal operating temperature when I got back to the shop.
regards
Mech
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Around 12 years ago I was coming back from a trip to Florida with the family when the serpentine belt broke about 25 miles from home on the 1989 Buick Park Avenue I was driving. It was 1 a.m. Sunday morning. Not only did the water pump not turn, the alternator and power steering doesn't work either. Plus the battery was on its last leg. Not wanting to wait until morning to find a parts store or call a tow truck I decided to roll the dice and continue on. By using a pulse & glide technique and running with the headlights off when possible, we were able to make it back home safe and with no damage to the vehicle.
That was way before I even heard about hypermiling.
"Necessity is the mother of invention..."
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