Remember that the belt should have between 3/4" - 1 1/2" of play at the
center spot between the pulleys. An overly tight belt will place excessive
wear on your generator/alternator bearings and might have contributed to the
premature failure of the belt itself. Something to consider, anyway.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 7:19 AM
Subject: Fan Belt - over heat
>
> Hi All
> On Friday I got a whiff of Coolant while driving. Looked at my temp
> gauge and it was pegged hot. Never noticed it was getting hot until I
> smelled it. I found that the Belt was missing, It has less than 2000
> miles on it and it was a Gates 7430 green stripe. Suppose to be a really
> good belt. A couple of weeks ago, the belt was loose so I tightened it.
> Last week it was loose again. Tightened it. The Altenator didn't move,
> so my only guess is the belt stretched, perhaps it was defective.
>
> Anyone experience this? Does anyone know of some sort of buzzer that
> will sound in the event the engine starts overheating?
>
> THnx
> Pat
> 63 Spitfire (still siting)
> 74 Spitfire( definaetly will change oil today, you never know)
> 68 Chevy C10 (still sitting)
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