Thank you so much guys...I really appreciate the advice and support, and I'm going to a couple of our automotive shops and inquire about that Gator Belt from Goodyear...and post pics as I..... Get 'er Done!

 

any autozone should have it

 

Autozone is the only place I have found that has Goodyear belts.

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fixed

 

I just did mine in the parking lot of auto zone today, didn't go with the gator belt, and didn't think of saving the old one as a spare, I should have thought of that lol. Well life is full of neat little lessons, def is the 14mm though

 

My old belt is sitting in my center console right now (it used to be under the center seat, but there is a big chain under there now). It's good to keep the old one if it isn't broken because they can get shredded if they pop off for some reason and without a belt the truck is dead in the water.

 

I worked at oreilly's in the past. gates are ok, but get brought back alot. Didn't know about the gatorbacks, I will put one on before I go to St.louis, and keep the spare as suggested!

 

The engine fan doesn't have to be removed to replace the belt?

 

no the engine fan doesn't have to be removed..thats what i thought too but if you take a step back and look at the picture under the hood, you'll get it.