<VV> Fan belt throwing

[Bruce Schug]

On Apr 9, 2008, at 6:39 AM, Rick Norris wrote:

> Having not only thrown but eaten, chewed, chunked severed and  
> butchered three fan belts this past week end at the track event I  
> attended I want to tell what I learned.
> When a belt comes adrift at speed it is violent! I was surprised to  
> see what damage it will do. The cross shaft for the carb linkage was  
> bent. There were belt "skid marks" all over my engine compartment  
> and I'm still finding small pieces of the old belts in the nooks and  
> crannies around the engine. I can now see the benefits of steel fuel  
> lines and or heavy hose! Take heed out there.
>

Worst belt break damage I had was a broken fan. A big piece of the  
belt got into the fan between a fan blade and the top shroud and it  
broke a fin off the fan!

Bruce



Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer, CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group Member
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"