Mark,
I have been using the cogged belt for over 6 years. It is definitely superior
than
the solid belt. I could never get a solid belt to last more than one season
without
cracking etc.
Bob Labuz
1958 TR3A
1974 T140V
"Evans, Mark" wrote:
> While adjusting my valves today ('66 TR4A), I noticed a 4 inch chunk missing
> from the inner layers of my fan belt. Only the thin outermost layer was
>keeping
> it together. YIKES - don't want to drive like that! The belt is probably
> eighteen years old and must definitely go away. It has been about that long
> since this car was a daily driver.
>
> I recently purchased one of the cogged replacement belts (Flennor 834-025)
>from
> one of the Big 3 as a spare and was disappointed that the original solid belt
> was not available. I read in some bodies catalog that the cogged belt is a
> 'superior' replacement.
>
> Is this cogged belt a 'superior' replacement? (Certainly superior to my
>current
> belt!)
> Is this cogged belt really going to work?
> Can anyone offer their experiences using this type of belt?
> Does anyone know where original or equivalent solid belts can be found?
>
> (I searched the archives on this and found out some info from the past but was
> hoping for more)
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Mark A. Evans
> 1966 TR4A IRS CTC63970 LO
> markaevans@mindspring.com
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