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

[Bill Hubbell]

Glad you figured it out, Joe.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf@msn.com>
To: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell@umich.edu>; <AirVair@yahoogroups.com>; "Virtual 
Vairs" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 11:20 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> Spare fan belt for an A/C car


>I GOT IT! You remove the fan belt AROUND the WHOLE A/C belt and both its
> pulleys! Trick!
>     I think I would do this if I often took long trips in hot weather. And
> I'd replace the spare belt periodically, just as though it were in use.
>
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hubbell [mailto:whubbell@cox.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:26 PM
> To: N. Joseph Potts; AirVair@yahoogroups.com; Virtual Vairs
> Subject: Re: <VV> Spare fan belt for an A/C car
>
>
> 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.
>
> Here is how to do it:
>
> 1) Remove the Compressor belt.
> 2) Put the spare belt on as if you were going to install it on the crank
> pulley, except, since there is already a fan belt on the pulley, just let 
> it
> sit there in the space between the crank and A/C pulleys.
> 3) Re-install the Compressor belt.
> 4) Now work the spare belt off of the crank pulleys and around to the 
> stored
> position.   The left side of the belt will come out around the oil filter
> and end up on the outside (right side) of the compressor, while the right
> side of the belt will end up on the inside (left side) of the compressor. 
> I
> also had to unplug the High voltage lead between the coil and distributor
> and feed the belt under the points lead -- your experience may be 
> different,
> depending on how you have mounted your coil and wires.  Once the belt is
> looped around the compressor, find a way to secure it and keep it out of 
> the
> way of the belt and pulley.  I managed to loop mine around and under and
> then around the charge ports.  I added some split garden hoses to protect
> the belt from the heat of the compressor.
>
> Now, in the event of a broken fan belt on the road, the spare belt can be
> installed without removing the A/C belt by reversing the movement above.
> The only extra step is unplugging and then plugging back in the high 
> tension
> coil wire (easy).
>
> This was just installed, so I have no real world experience with the
> results.
>
> Bill Hubbell