You guys running without belt covers reminds me of a car I worked on while I was a dealership tech in the late 80's. Work order said "check coolant leak" so I pulled it in and left it running while I opened the hood, expecting to see a water pump drip. When I looked down I couldn't believe what I saw... customer had gotten the engine so hot the covers had melted off... yes, OFF!!! Completely gone except for a few saggy strings of plastic still hanging here and there!! The thing still ran fine but I only replaced the pump and told him to drive it for awhile before replacing the covers to make sure the engine was ok... never saw him again.

Edited November 10, 201213 yr by Subaru Scott

 

 

Haha! This is awesome. I'm allowed to say that because I did something similar driving around in the mountains in Utah by Bonneville.