RMC List - Throwing the belt

Sat May 30 10:26:49 EDT 2020

Hi Greg:  I should have added that many times a little spurt of acceleration can be felt in the car as the belt is lost. Less load on the engine will change speed. The warning lights need to be watched of course. The engine heats quickly with no fan working.  Many times oil leaks pop up afterward and if hot enough for long enough the risk for seat ring failures increase.In regard to tire pressure the shop manual was written for bias ply tires and cold readings. Plus an empty front trunk area.  With radial tires most start with 22-24psi front and 32-34psi rear. The difference of approx 12psi front to rear still is the rule. After that starting point some changes can depend upon width and aspect ratio and how you want the car to feel in corners.  LAST REMINDER is too much air pressure in front magnifies the ability for the steering being vague or rut following. The lack of weight in the front means less air pressure is needed. Do NOT add weight it just wears suspension parts.  Ob
 viously all suspension bushings and joint pieces need to be in good condition and correct alignment too.SteveSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device------ Original message------From: Greg CerzaDate: Fri, May 29, 2020 10:23 PMTo: Greg Cerza via RMC-List;rearengine.steve at gmail.com;Cc: Subject:Re: RMC List - Throwing the belt

Thank you Steve. 

Yes they came on, Yes they work. No I didn't feel it when driving, but then my mind was occupied elsewhere on that drive. But I certainly can pay more attention when driving. I was rocking out to my AM radio at the time lol. 

Thank you for the part numbers for the belt. I will pick up a couple this weekend.

Greg

Ps on another note, I was reading my shop manual for the Corvair yesterday as I was airing up tires in all my toys and it said that lots of complaints from handling were due to improperly inflated tires. And then it said the proper PSI for rears was 26
 PSI and for the fronts was 15 PSI. 

Can 15 PSI really be accurate for front tires? 

Greg 

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Subject: Re: RMC List - Throwing the belt

Didn't the gen/fan light come on?  Every time you turn key from off to start pause a moment in run position and look at both warning lights to ensure they both work. 

Usually when belt comes off the pulleys there is a whipping motion that contacts the carb cross shaft (except turbos). If really attentive you can feel that contact moment in your right foot.

Do not re-use belt always replace with new or non-flipped belt. Do not overtighten. Alt pulley should slip using a couple of fingers moving pulley. Use Gates 3V-560 or 3VX-560 only. NAPA here in town.

Belts aren't usually a big deal if you use correct size and tension.

Steve 

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From: Greg Cerza via RMC-List
Date: Fri, May 29, 2020 9:44 PM
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Subject:RMC List - Throwing the belt

So I was out driving a couple weeks ago and all of a sudden started overheating quickly. I pulled over, got out my fire extinguisher just in case since I was smoking badly, and popped the hood. In the end all was ok, but my issue is I threw the belt.
 I am new to the Corvair world. Is it common to run into this issue? 

I got towed home for free courtesy of Hagerty's insurance and was able to manipulate the belt back on easily enough. And all seems ok now. 

Just wondering since most of you have much more Corvair experience than I do. 

1965 hardtop 110. 

Greg

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