<VV> Fan belt tension

[Mark Durham]

Byran, LOL on the stereo or muffler idea!  Already got 140 duals and
manifolds on it. I have a segmented belt that came with the car, going to
try that as well as make the belt a bit tighter. I've had zero problems
with the belts staying on, its never been an issue, even when power
shifting, so I think all the NOS stuff I put on is straight and the belt
looks like it is running true, and I remember changing that fan bearing
maybe once in 200K miles of driving. Thanks all for the advice and humor.
Mark Durham

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Vibration on the belt at the looser settings is normal, but generally the
> belts stay on better this way.  I'm surprised you can hear it inside the
> car.  I think I'll go back to my first suggestion to try a different brand
> of belt.  You could also swap on a louder muffler or stereo, depending on
> your tastes :-)
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Mark Durham wrote:
>
> > Thanks all for your comments, I've recently replaced the alternator fan
> > ( yes the correct one), engine fan pulley and idler fan and bearing as
> > well as added a harmonic balancer when this engine became a 64-110, so
> > all is new and looks to be running true. The fan belt vibrates between
> > the idler and engine fan pulley. Goes away when I tighten the belt up
> > to original shop manual specs. Mark Durham
>
>