Car works without fan belt!!!!????

[FeralNightmare]

I just was just sitting at home and I was wondering what would happen if I took the fan belt off and tride to start the car and you know what it ran completely fine and even let me drive to the store and all around the highway until I ran out of fuel. It seems like I dont even need a fan belt.!!!!!!!!!!?????? I wonder why????

[genericussr]

Battery will die soon without it

[Eclipse]

Originally posted by ChooseyCandy00:

I just was just sitting at home and I was wondering what would happen if I took the fan belt off and tride to start the car and you know what it ran completely fine and even let me drive to the store and all around the highway until I ran out of fuel. It seems like I dont even need a fan belt.!!!!!!!!!!?????? I wonder why????

Car will overheat eventually.

[dezzier]

It will overheat and the battery will discharge and not start.

[Luis36]

Without the fanbelt the alternator and waterpump will not funcion, so as stated above your battery will die and your car will eventually overheat. So the engine will run, the car will drive but is not good for the car.

[Space Commander Nemo]

So basically, there could be a "hard mode" where you have only the car to build and no other vehicles; forcing you to baby it all the way to the shop to buy the fan belt. Except you'd need about 1/4 tank of gas...

[Carrot]

^^ Or you just swim across the lake to get the fan belt.

[FeralNightmare]

I only was wondering because my fan belt kept breaking so I wondered what would happen

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What you mean hard mode w/ only the Satsuma?

How would u make any money? Aside from Kilji...

Overall you can use the Boat at Game Start to get started; stopping at the Cabin, put all that loose stuff from there onto the Boat, then go to the Store (bring the 98-Octane Jerry Can with you) and fill up gas can, which fills up Satsuma to approx 50% worth.

Also be careful with fan belt; many areas of the game it can just fall through; try to only drop in (when considering the ground) onto concrete areas, NOT areas that are dirt/grass only.

I'm still never seeing any loose parts at the Mechanic Shop; what exactly has to occur for those to become available? I thought the fan belt would be one thing that would be there right away, since the game starts you off without one at all.

If your fan belt keeps breaking pre-maturely; then you do not have the alternator set to the correct place. If the alternator is too much forward (needed to get the fan belt on in first place) the fan belt can come off easily again. If the alternator is too far back (tight) then this can wear down the fan-belt much much faster overall. I will say this once again...
> un-screw alternator one screw-click from its bracket
> switch to hands, move alternator forward/left all the way
> install fan-belt
> move alternator all the way back/right; then about 2-3 clicks forwards again; just to ensure not too tight; start the engine and quickly go back to look at fan-belt, if there is any squeaking noise, using hands, move alternator 1 click at a time, to the back/right. The click that makes the noise stop, this is where the alternator should be then. Now secure it to the bracket using screwdriver. Again be mindful of where you point your hands. #1 Hands moves the Alternator (when it is un-screwed); #2 Tools (Screwdriver) moves the bracket screw back and forth. Screw all the way in to secure alternator position to bracket.