<VV> fan belts

[Ebarr19 at aol.com]

I have a serated  belt on my autocross car with spring tension system  that 
has been on the car for 15 years, has never broke or came off. The car is  
only used for autocrossing and only 3 or 4 times a year and no road trips. I 
do  carry spare belts with me.  Now that I have said this I will loose or  
brake a belt this summer at the convention ???
  Gene Barr
 
 
In a message dated 1/3/2016 6:34:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:





The toothed belt also known as a Serated belt has  been refered to by Larry 
Claypool as one you should not use (I don't kno  why)
I replace my belt every 2 years and use the Clarks belt just because I  
don't want my Corvair to break one. As a matter of fact I remember the last  
belt I broke, after midnight, more than 100 miles from home, at least 30 miles 
 from the nearest city and it was raining. The only good thing that 
evening,  when the belt broke it hit the engine cover with an audible thump. I 
don't  always see the "alt" light go on right away.

-----Original  Message-----
>>Another topic.  While messing around in my garage  last week I found a 
tool
>bag I use to carry when I was  autocrossing.  In it were 3 Corvair fan 
belts.
>They are at least  10 years old, loose and fully uncoiled in the canvas 
bag.
>One is a  toothed belt, the other two are not.  Never been used.   Anybody
>have a SWAG on their life expectancy or usefulness  today?   Keep or 
pitch?   
>
>Thanks,
>
>Historically Yours,
>   James Rice
>
>
>  _______________________________________________


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