<VV> Engine Oil on a brand new fanbelt

[J R Read_HML]

Belts don't cost THAT much.  Put a fresh one on - install the OP sender, 
drive it to the nearest "quarter" car wash and spray the heck out of the 
engine compartment with the soapy wand - then a rinse.  Maybe tie a plastic 
bag over the alt and dist - or at least avoid direct spray of those 
components.

Oh, clean the old belt and keep it for a spare.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JRVIDRINE at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: <VV> Engine Oil on a brand new fanbelt


> Folks,
>
> I just came from a friends house this morning.  Jerry Bergeron lives 
> about 9
> miles from me in Rayne, LA and has a 1961 4 door 700 sedan.  Since  I met 
> him
> we have become friends (doesn't owning a Corvair suffice?) and I told  him 
> I
> would help him with repairs that need to be made.  He had a bad belt 
> caused
> by a generator bearing failure.  He had the generator rebuilt in a  local 
> shop
> and put a new Clarks wrapped belt on it.  He had forgotten that  he pulled 
> the
> oil sending unit in order to remove and replace the  generator.  That is,
> until he turned the key (he remembered then) and then  turned it right 
> off.
> Needless to say, there was oil everywhere including  the belt.  I helped 
> him take
> it off and suggested that he wash it in  dishwashing detergent and then 
> let it
> dry.  He had already sprayed Dawn  dishwashing detergent in the engine
> compartment and flushed it with water.   This didn't result in a thorough 
> cleaning.
> I suggested that he try it  again after spraying some gunk degreaser and 
> then
> rinsing it off.  I told  him that he needs to be especially sure to clean 
> the
> crank, generator and idler  pulleys well.
>
> Any ideas on whether washing the belt in dish detergent will do the 
> trick?
> If anyone has any information on anything other than what I have  stated,
> please let me know if anything else needs to be done, or done 
> differently.
>
> Thanks
> Randy Vidrine
> Branch, LA
> 62 Monza Coupe
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