Hi Hugh and list, In fact you are quite correct in dropping the fan to
change the belts ,my 58 is the same maybe only 1/4" from radiator to fan.I
still haven't had the correct reply from the list re my own question.That is
that my car is set up with power stear and air but it also has an idler,the
generator is driven from the back groove on the idler .This is a smaller dia
than the other two grooves on the idler,it is allso the only groove that is
on the same plane as the genny .The problem is that there are two grooves on
the genny and nothing to drive the second one.The other belts drive from the
two front grooves on the bottom pulley to the idler and then the air pump.a
second pair of belts drive from the smaller rear two grooves on the bottom
pulley to the water pump and out to the power stear pump .As first stated
this leaves only a smaller dia groove on the inside of the idler to drive
the genny.Belt sizes are all M section . 61" on the
air / 44" on the power stear and 22' on the genny. I know this configuration
does not match the two options given in the manual ,but so much would have
to be changed to achieve any other result that it leaves me wondering how it
got like this in the first place .I rather hoped that some one would come
back and say (yeah mines like that too) Regards Keith Hopping
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From: "Hugh & Therese" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 392 belt installation
> > Hi Hugh,
> > ya gonna jus drop the engine? Teach Dick a thang or 2-not onset but
> twict-2
> > belts. Maybe cut da belts also. Also use that snot from the pumphandle
> that
> > is ya know "slicker than...." belts then slick on right-quick -right
> nice,
> > maybe not "nice for purty-but nice for nice" (John Steinback-Granny in
> > Grapes of Wrath-you all knowed that alreadyist).
> > Jerry53
>
> By jingo, now we're cooking with gas! Why didn't I think of that? Drop
the
> engine and/or cut the belts to make installing 'em easier. What a great
> mailing list! And to think I was just complaining us folks with 58s never
> get any help.
>
> What a bonza x-mas pressie!
>
> Hugh
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