<VV> The Great Fan Belt Toss (humor)

[Bill Hubbell]

Wow!  My car only throws a belt a distance of a few feet at most!! (LOL)

One a belt has been thrown it is usually stretched and will not stay on
anymore, so it is best to always s install a new belt.

But to answer your question, you have a bad cutout relay in your voltage
regulator and that is why the generator kept running.  You need to get a
good working regulator.

Bill Hubbell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <GFrenzie@aol.com>


> Recently while on my way to attending one of the largest one day car shows
on
> the east coast, 1,000/1,200 vehicles (MG car/Victor Lions club, Victor,
New
> York) my '61 Rampside 80 hp..decided to throw it's fan belt, not once, but
5
> times over a distance of 12 miles. Every time the fan belt came off, the
> generator light would stay on even after I turned the ignition off. I
would then
> disconnect the ground lead on the battery and it would stop turning.
>
> When the belt came off the first time, I "looked" it over and it looked ok
to
> me, it was intact (not broken) so I put it back on. Within a couple of
miles,
> poof, off it went. To make a long story short, after reaching our
> destination, a club member gave me another fan belt and I installed it,
and drove home
> after the show without any problems.
>
> My question is....after the belt came off and I turned the ignition off,
why
> did the generator keep running until I disconnected the battery lead?
>
> Thanks for any input....
> George
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