<VV> Houston - we have a problem!!! Corvair related

[Norm Witte]

Wish I had thought of that.  ggggg

This is why I should read all the replies, and then add my 2 cents.  Sorry for the duplicative post.

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Norm Witte 
DeWitt, Michigan 
'65 Corsa 180 convertible 
'65 Corsa 140 coupe 
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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net> 

> Roger, 
> As others have said, you're probably OK, just drive it and see. 
> 
> One possible reason for throwing belts is a failing harmonic balancer. The 
> Corvair "crank pulley" is a two-piece assembly with a ring of rubber bonding 
> the hub to the pulley ring. The rubber's there to damp torsional vibration 
> in the crankshaft. Eventually, the rubber dies and the ring starts to slip 
> on the hub. If the ring starts to walk toward the rear of the car, it 
> misalligns the belt as it enters the pully and causes it to come off (or it 
> cuts a hole in the oil filter and sprays all your oil out in a very short 
> time). 
> If you look down in the dark hole where this assembly lives, check to see if 
> the rear edge of the pully is lined up with the rear edge of the hub. There 
> may be an 1/8" wide rubber ring sticking out a little bit between them - or, 
> it may be pretty much worn/chipped away, but the metal parts should line up. 
> While you're there, check for a sort of chisel mark across the rubber ring. 
> It's there to show that the two parts have not slipped. 
> 
> Roger Gault 
> Austin, TX 
> the other Roger on the list ;-) 
> 
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