Thanks Ron. Much appreciated. I think the trial and error method will be
the only way to get the belt length right. I have the belt that came with
my engine, but without the right adjustment arm, I can9t tell if it is
right. I have an adjustment arm off an old Ford (Fairlane or Falcon) but
beyond having the wrong angle, making it interfere with the alternator fan,
I think it might also be too short. So I can tighten the belt only to the
point where it won9t fall off the pulleys (nowhere near tight enough). I9ve
located a Tiger adjustment arm, so when that arrives, I9ll check on the belt
length and let you know what I find works. I9m amazed how many Tiger parts
are out there, considering how few of these cars were built and how few
people even know what the car is when they see it. Thanks again.
On 6/13/10 8:21 AM, "Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
> The Rootes Parts manual shows the same part number for the generator arm
and
> the alternator arm.
>
> 6100022 Arm Adjusting LHD C4JZ-10145-A Tiger only part looking at
> that Ford part number
> 6100022 Arm Adjusting Alternator
> That surprises me but I don't have both these arms to compare.
>
> 6100024 Fan belt Generator LHD C2OZ-8620-E
>
> 6100853 Fan Belt Alternator
>
> The alternator belt is different and I don't know the length of either
belt.
>
> I would suggest that you hook up the arm to the alternator, adjust to the
> lowest position and measure the length around all the pulleys then buy a
belt
> close to that length. If you can adjust the alternator for tension on the
> belt your done.
>
> I went through several iteration of belts when I did my alternator
conversion
> until I got a belt that worked correctly for me. The guy at the parts
store
> was patient with me. I told him what I was doing and he exchanged the
belts
> and cash differences with a smile.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Would U. Believe [mailto:mcdangerous@verizon.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 6:42 PM
>> To: CoolVT@aol.com; rfraser@bluefrog.com; tigers@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: Alternator Adjustment Arm / Fan Belt
>>
>> Thanks. I actually have the bracket that the alternator mounts to. This
is
>> a Tiger 2 only part. What I think I don9t have is the right arm that
bolts
>> between the water pump and the bottom of the alternator. This is the one
>> that lets you tighten the fan belt. I wonder if my problem is that my
fan
>> belt is too long. Anyone know the correct or usable length of the fan
belt?
>> Thanks.
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