<VV> Fan Belt Physics

[Bryan Blackwell]

First thing to check is the belt on too tight?  Second, is it a properly sized belt?  The wrapped ones you can get today fit nicely into the grooves.  Finally, is anything bent or badly misaligned, check the harmonic balancer as well to be sure it isn't separating.

Unless your friend is road racing, a good stock system will generally stay together.  I just replaced a belt because it was 5 or 6 years old and I thought it might be dry rotted, not because it came off, and my teenaged sons and I drive the car (110/4).

More info - http://autoxer.skiblack.com/fan.html

--Bryan

On Jul 1, 2013, at 2:57 PM, paulsiano at yahoo.com wrote:

> I'm asking for a friend who keeps flipping fan belts on his Corvair at higer rpms.  
>  
> Where does the flip begin?  Is there some sort of standing wave that develops at a particular rpm at a particular physical point?  If the flip always begins at the same place, could an enclosure (guide) prevent the problem?