<VV> Fan belt problems

[Tony]

At 0546 03/16/2004 -0500, Paula Tilsley wrote:
>I have owned my Corvair about 3 weeks and have been through as many fan
>belts.  They all do the same thing before they break.  The belt coming
>off the alt. flips on its back on the rear flange of the crank pulley.
>It will actually stay like that until I catch it or it breaks.  Ive
>tried flipping the belt when I catch it.  Does this work?  I tension to
>= deflection.  Would adjusting the alt position or a pulley tensioner
>help?
>


I just commented a minute or so ago about pulleys.   Too often a Corvair
will sit for long periods of time and the pulleys will rust, which wreaks
havoc on any belt you put onto the car.   

Check the pulleys... if they're not absolutely smooth on the insides that
contact the belt, they should be.  Anything else is rough on belt life.   


tony..