<VV> Fan belt problems

[Tony]

At 1006 03/16/2004 -0500, N. Joseph Potts wrote:
>Most people new to Corvairs put their belts on too tight (please refrain
>from "humor"). Try putting it on looser. Since you didn't give the year of
>your Corvair, I don't know whether you have belt guards to use/adjust, but
>even if you don't (earlier years), these can be added.
>     When the belt is on right, you can still turn the alternator pulley by
>a finger on a blade of the fan. This is the fan on the alternator. This is
>with the belt tensioned and all ready to go. Yes - looser than you would put
>a fan belt on another car. The "alt position" can't be "adjusted" by any
>method I'm aware of. The only adjustment is the idler.



Followup:   

It's worth mentioning that this works best if a wrapped belt is used and
it's given a shot of spray silicone or other "slick-em" non-petroleum based
lube.   

Also, make sure the pulleys are bright and clean and shiny.   Anything else
will wear the belt quickly... and this includes ALL the pulleys.   Clean
pulleys, lubed wrapped belt, adjusted slightly loose, never toss it.   

tony..  

PS:  Joe, I got the head, thanks.