<VV> Was (Air vs) now belt longevity

[J R Read_HML]

I commonly get 30,000+ on a belt.  The only one I usually break is on the ice racer.  It sits for 9 months and the pulleys get rusty.  When the season starts it is cold outside (where the car is stored).  I drive it till the belt goes and change it out.  Good till next year.  Pulleys are now clean at that point.

The point of the question was that 5 years does not tell me anything.  I've seen a few cars that still have the original factory belt.  Of course, it has not moved in about 40 years or so.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140 (temporarily X 2)
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: SPYDER62 at aol.com 
  To: hmlinc at sbcglobal.net ; VirtualVairs at corvair.org 
  Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 12:52 AM
  Subject: Re: <VV> Air vs Water HP


  In a message dated 7/9/2005 10:48:04 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:
    How many miles is five years?

  I get 5 years or so from mine and day them every day. The Turbo I put over 15000 on in the last year and still has same belt, even after autocrossing and all. In fact just drove it over 300 miles today and did not even have a spare or wrench to change one if I did. I will have the same belt on for the track day at PIR also, still looks new.


  It's not how fast you drive it's how you drive fast.


  rich

  www.shepswoodncrafts.com