<VV> Fan Belt Off warning buzzer

[J R Read_HML]

It is even worse in a convert with the top down.  The sun just has to be 
behind you, does not have to be low in the sky.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fan Belt Off warning buzzer


>> If you trust your idiot light
>
> Trouble with the idiot light is that you can't always see it! I have 
> thrown TWO belts while driving away from a low and setting sun, and the 
> sun was shining over my shoulder onto the dashboard, making the idiot 
> light totally invisible. In both cases the first sign of belt loss that I 
> got was a hot smell, and it was only after I had pulled off the road (and 
> shielded the light with my body) that I could see that it was on. Luckily, 
> no damage seems to have been done either time (they were both several 
> thousand miles ago), but it is worrying all the same!
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan
>
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