The most vexing thing about this centers on the fact that I had this supercharger running for a LONG TIME without belt-related issues, but I've burned through three of them in the last two months. Something is definately WRONG with my pulley alignment.
In order to get the new fan all set up, a friend of mine came over this afternoon to help me figure out the wiring. The fan has a 12 volt power wire, a "switched" power wire and a ground. We hooked up the 12 volt line and the ground and nothing happened, other than the wires got hot. We hooked the "switched" wire to the power and nothing happened. Then we hooked the "switched" wire to ground and the fan motor roared to life! Woo hoo! It works! And WOW, does that Cadillac fan ever move air!!!
A few seconds later, however, the squirrel cage disintegrated. It flew apart, smacking into my left arm with such force I'm going to have a NASTY bruise there, in addition to the deep cut the plastic fan parts made on my forearm.
This likely happened because when I was in the junk yard the other day, I accidentally dropped the fan on the ground and cracked the fan ever so slightly. I guess it's good that it came apart BEFORE I put the fan IN, right?
Tomorrow afternoon, I'll start taking the system apart again. I'll have to go to the wrecking yard and find another squirrel cage to attach to the motor. Since the GM squirrel cages are smaller than the Ford ones, I'd really like to trim the mounting box that the fan bolts onto. If I could take an INCH off that box, there would be NO WAY the supercharger intake could contact that fan motor.
Once the fan is out of the way, I can re-install the supercharger on its pedestal mount and make SURE I've got that pulley aligned properly. Hopefully that will do it . . .
As for boost and being single, you guys are probably right. My sweetheart is pretty patient as women go, but she DOES have her limits!