<VV> RE: Spare fan belt for an A/C car

[Bill Hubbell]

Well, Keith, that is a good question, and for now it is unanswered. 
However, I did consider it, and came to the following conclusions:

1) The installed belts are subjected to the same heat as the spare.
2) I did install the hoses to protect the spare from direct contact with the 
compressor.
3) The shape of the spare belt is approximately the same as the shape when 
installed (I know, it doesn't look like it in the picture, but it is).
4) Why obsess about it -- try it and see what happens.

Bill Hubbell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hammett" <khammett@stainlessfab.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: <VV> RE: Spare fan belt for an A/C car


> Bill,
>
> What keeps the fan belt from retaining the shape that it has been put into
> for storage on the motor?  I just wonder if it would not "flip" because of
> the twisted storage.  Won't heat from the engine cause the rubber to decay
> and harden?
>
> Keith Hammett
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Well, you DO have to remove the A/C belt to install the spare belt.  The
> whole point of this procedure is to get that extra work out of the way at 
> a
> convenient time  - in the comfort of your driveway, as opposed to 
> alongside
> a busy highway.
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