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*I have watched this thread with a bit of amusement, hence I offer the
following, Blown Water Pump Belt Fiasco, for interest only.*
*
*
*_Blown Water Pump Belt Fiasco !_*
*
*
*Heading home from the stockcar races in up state New York, late one
afternoon, in the 1960's, in my 54-100-4, Healey. I turned on to a
lesser traveled road with an immediate steep uphill. Halfway up, steam
billows from the front so I pull*
*over. I had blown a fan belt and overheated. I coast backwards fast
enough to turn around and*
*then continue to coast down the hill to a gas station at the
intersection. My girlfriend, now my wife, is*
*somewhat frantic at this point.*
*
*
*The attendant who sees my Healey and laughs heartily, doubts very much
that he has anything*
*that will work. But I can look. After pawing thought about 50 or so
belts on the rack and in the back*
*corner. I find a couple maybes. I fit them up and select one, borrow
tools, a couple of adjustable wrenches, get it installed, and*
*add water, start the old girl up and all seems fine. *
*
*
*I Ask about cost, he smiles, says 5 bucks ought to cover it. I gladly
forked over the 5 bucks and*
*head for home. The belt was for some diesel tractor-trailer accessory.
Who knows what you*
*might find in a dusty corner of some old service station.*
*
*
*As a point of interest, I continued to use that belt for at least a
year after this incident.
*
*
*
*My girlfriend was convinced we were stranded for good and needed to be
towed home. Not*
*today though, even if I needed to use her pantyhose for a belt. I never
mentioned that trick to her.*
*
*
*Memories from bygone days, Blown Engine, Burnt Wiring, Blown Rear End,
Snapped Rear*
*Spindle, No Side Curtains and so on.*
On 3/29/2025 12:16 PM, healeybruce--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> Very helpful article!
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> 1960 BN7
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Harold
> Manifold
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 23, 2025 9:41 AM
> *To:* Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Healeys at Autox <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Correct V-belt
>
> Michael,
>
> I want to save you from falling down the fan belt rabbit hole. A
> couple of years ago I wrote the attached article for our club
> magazine. It should help to give you a clear path forward.
>
> Harold
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 6:17â?¯AM Michael Salter
> <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Michael, as I recall you are running an alternator on your 100.
> Has the original 100 generator pulley been fitted to the
> alternator, as the original alternator pulley would definitely
> require a totally different belt than would be correct for the 100
> pulleys?
>
> On Sat., Mar. 22, 2025, 8:19 p.m. Michael Oritt,
> <michael.oritt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I went to the NAPA store today to get a V-belt and was sold a
> smooth belt with an FH (Fractional Horsepower) designation.
> The packaging said it was for lawn and household applications
> of less than 1 HP.
> I asked the sales clerk if an FH belt was suitable for
> automotive use and was told "Yes".
> Now I see that Google AI says no--that such a belt is
> [i]not[/i] suitable for cars.
> Who is right--AI or NAPA and if not FH which designation is
> correct?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
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<p><b>I have watched this thread with a bit of amusement, hence I
offer the following, Blown Water Pump Belt Fiasco, for interest
only.</b></p>
<p>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><u>Blown Water Pump Belt Fiasco
!</u></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Heading home from the stockcar
races in up state New York, late one afternoon, in the
1960's, in my 54-100-4, Healey. I turned on to a lesser traveled
road with an immediate steep
uphill. Halfway up, steam billows from the front so I pull</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>over. I had blown a fan belt and
overheated. I coast backwards fast enough to turn around and</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>then continue to coast down the
hill to a gas
station at the intersection. My girlfriend, now my wife, is</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>somewhat frantic at this point.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>The attendant who sees my Healey
and
laughs heartily, doubts very much that he has anything</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>that will work. But I can look.
After
pawing thought about 50 or so belts on the rack and in the back</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>corner. I find a couple maybes. I
fit
them up and select one, borrow tools, a couple of adjustable
wrenches, get it installed, and</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>add water, start the old girl up
and all seems fine. </b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>I Ask about cost, he smiles, says 5
bucks
ought to cover it. I gladly forked over the 5 bucks and</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>head for home. The belt was for
some
diesel tractor-trailer accessory. Who knows what you</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>might find in a dusty corner of
some
old service station.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>As a point of interest, I continued
to use that belt for at least a year after this incident.<br>
</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>My girlfriend was convinced we were
stranded for good and needed to be towed home. Not</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>today though, even if I needed to
use
her pantyhose for a belt. I never mentioned that trick to her.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b><br>
</b>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Memories from bygone days, Blown
Engine, Burnt Wiring, Blown Rear End, Snapped Rear</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Spindle, No Side Curtains and so
on.</b></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
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style="font-family:"Trebuchet
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Bruce
Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">1960
BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Harold Manifold<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 23, 2025 9:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael Salter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";><michaelsalter@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys at Autox <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Correct V-belt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michael,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I want to save you from falling down
the fan belt rabbit hole. A couple of years ago I wrote
the attached article for our club magazine. It shouldÂ
help to give you a clear path forward.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harold<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 6:17<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">â?¯</span>AM
Michael Salter <<a
href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michael, as I recall you are running
an alternator on your 100. Has the original 100
generator pulley been fitted to the alternator, as the
original alternator pulley would definitely require a
totally different belt than would be correct for the 100
pulleys?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat., Mar. 22, 2025, 8:19 p.m.
Michael Oritt, <<a
href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">I
went to the NAPA store today to get a V-belt and
was sold a smooth belt with an FH (Fractional
Horsepower) designation.<br>
The packaging said it was for lawn and household
applications of less than 1 HP. Â <br>
I asked the sales clerk if an FH belt was
suitable for automotive use and was told "Yes".
 <br>
Now I see that Google AI says no--that such a
belt is [i]not[/i] suitable for cars. Â <br>
Who is right--AI or NAPA and if not FH which
designation is correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#3333FF"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#3333FF">Best--Michael
Oritt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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