I am wondering if there are two belts out there. We are using the Gates belt ( some of us are anyway) and there have been alignment issues. None with the OEM belt. Maybe the belt that Gates makes for general use is just a smidge different in tooth spacing than the generic Gates belt is. This would explain the alignment issue even tho the number of teeth is correct. Curious, yes, worth worrying about,,I'm not concerned. Prolly makes no more difference than if the carbs are not absolutely dead nuts synced. Being out that tiny amount would be hard to feel.
Too bad someone does not have both a new OEM and new Gates belt to accurately measure the I.D. to see if my guess here is worth more than the time it took to post this.
Too bad someone does not have both a new OEM and new Gates belt to accurately measure the I.D. to see if my guess here is worth more than the time it took to post this.