I would like to contest Brian's award. My fan belt story also happened
in Canada. I was headed to Westwood, BC from Seattle to be a
spectator. My trusty Morgan I broke a fan belt just after crossing the
border. With no spare, I thought I was lost until a Morgan SS stopped.
Seeing my problem he made a suggestion that I replace the broken fan
belt with a pair of my wife's panty hose, stretched and knotted tight.
It worked so well I passed many a gas station on my way home without
replacing it. Oh, the Morgan and wife are both "ex's". Hated loosing
that car.
Murray Taylor wrote:
>
> Surely we must give Brian the "Red Green" Award of Achievement.
>
> Brian Evans wrote:
> >
> > I've used Gates belts as a matter of preference when I could get them. I
> > used to like the green ones that had a full fabric cover. As a preference
> > in non-stock I like the toothed belts - 1/2" gilmer type belt can transfer
> > a lot of power and are almost foolproof.
> >
> > I say almost fool-proof because I was using them on a Mini once. I was
> > setting the timing in broad daylight using a cheap timing light, held very
> > close to the crank pulley running at 5,000 rpm. The metal shroud of the
> > light caught the belt, and cut it right off so fast it was silly. So there
> > I am, in St. Jovite (9 hour tow from home) just before the first practice
> > on Saturday. No spare, and no industrial supplier in this quaint little
> > tourist town. No stock pulleys in the paddock. What to do?
> >
> > The Mini gilmer belt setup uses a broad pulley on the waterpump, and a
> > narrow pulley with guide rails on the crank. I went to the gas station at
> > the track entrance and bought several normal fan belts that I thought might
> > fit over the pulleys. The smallest one was too tight, the next size up had
> > way too much slack to even think of working. I then got out the Canadian
> > males best friend - Duct Tape. I wrapped a 1/2" thick layer of duct tape
> > around the waterpump pulley, such that the fan belt would just barely fit
> > over. I started the engine and the belt instantly pushed a v-belt shaped
> > groove into the layers of duct tape! I ran the entire weekend using this
> > and it worked perfectly!
> >
> > This is my best duct tape story, BTW...
> >
> > Am I the only one who evaluates the significance of a breakdown based on
> > how far a tow I am from home and how early it is in the weekend?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > At 12:23 PM 04/05/2000 -0400, Chad Raynal wrote:
> > >Hello All,
> > >
> > >Wanted to ask if anybody has found a particular brand of fan belt (Gates,
> > >Dayco, etc.) to do a better job than the rest.
> > >
> > >I found that a brand new Goodyear belt has way too much stretch at my first
> > >track session this weekend. I replaced the belt with a Dayco that has
> > >worked fine thus far, but I'd most surely replace it if someone has a
>better
> > >suggestion.
> > >
> > >By the way, all pulleys are aligned to within a degree, and the alternator
> > >pulley/shaft is true.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance for any feedback.
> > >
> > >-Chad
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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