<VV> BeaveRun and fan belt

[J R Read_HML]

Chuck...  Maybe it is not a problem in your area, but two years of sitting 
will surely allow rust to form on the pulleys.  That "surface" rust acts 
like sandpaper and "eats" the belt quickly - this is in normal use, not 
autocross.

When I was running the ICE race car, I'd always forget and would end up 
changing out the belt on the way to the race (just normal highway driving). 
By then, the pulleys were clean and I was good until next season - when I 
would again forget that little detail (to sand the rust off of the pulleys).

I do agree that for autocross, silicone on the belt will produce a benefit 
(well maybe 2 or 3) - longer life, less chance of "flipping" a belt and 
possibly a couple of "extra" horses.  Sometimes - short race - you can get 
even more horses by intentionally throwing a belt. <GRIN>  So far as I know, 
that option is only available in stick shift cars.  <Wider GRIN>

Regarding the belt taking a "set".  Most folks seem to coil up the spare (we 
all carry) into 3 or for loops - making a small circle for easy storage. 
I've found that the spare will lay up in the air intake area (LM) behind the 
backlight in the original packaging without putting it into a circle - 
thereby avoiding (some) of the curved "set" it might take.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Armer" <carmerjr at mindspring.com>
To: "Tom Hughes" <corvairdad at gmail.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> BeaveRun in a nearly-stock EM...


>I am going to assume you made a novice mistake and failed to use an
> ample dose of silicon spray on the fan belts.
> Scott Trunkhill and I have raced the WTBRT # 112 for over 500 runs
> and used only three or four fan belts over a period
> from August 2003 to the present. We had one belt failure when we
> failed to replace a belt that had "set" on our second
> engine for almost two years without the engine being cranked. Had we
> siliconed that belt it probably would not have broken.
> Sooooo..........get Lucy a nice big can of aerosol silicon spray and
> enjoy your next racing experience.
>
> Chuck Armer aka FrontMan
> WTBRT PR
> Deckrug Enterprises Inc. LTD. Jr.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
>
> At 01:39 PM 6/2/2009, you wrote:
>>...with a tired, old 102 and cheap, used street tires.
>>
>>For those that are interested, the write-up of my day's experience can be 
>>read
>>here on my Motortopia
>>page<http://www.motortopia.com/blogs/view/t/garage/j/6805/i/my_beaverun_experience>
>>.
>>--
>>Tom in Baltimore
>>www.geocities.com/hughest_tom/car_pics/
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