...if that's a 45 inch belt Patrick you should be able to go to BSC or similar
and ask for a 44 inch (or whatever) belt. I've just gone through that exercise
(4 times!) to get a belt the right length for the blower drive on my MG TC.
There are calculators online into which you put the pulley sizes and distance
between centres, but for my application it said I needed a 50 inch belt ? a 47
inch turned out to be correct!
Cheers
Peter
From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2017 12:52 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stripped Water Pump Stud - now fan belt size
Hello
Thank you to those who responded about the stripped stud. Managed to remove it
by using an angle grinder to flatten two sides of the stud and then used a
shifting spanner (crescent wrench) to unscrew it.
I fitted a brand new water pump that has a slightly smaller pulley than fitted
originally to early six-cylinder engines. That went okay, but after fitting the
fan belt now find that the generator hits the steering column due to the
smaller pulley. Fitting a six-cylinder into a four-cylinder engine bay has more
complications than meets the eye.
There are two fan belts sitting next to me as follows:-
Dayco 15455 11A1155
Flennor AVX10X1150LA A5115
Both belts are recommended for fitting to a standard six-cylinder Austin-Healey
(not BJ8) with a length of 45.05 inches, width .44 inch and an angle of 36
degrees. However these are now too long.
I have looked for a website that would allow me to punch in the length needed
(say 44 or 43 inches ? open to suggestions) but can?t find one. Has anyone come
across such a site or can offer advice?
Thanks
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick &
Caroline Quinn
Sent: Saturday, 27 May 2017 9:14 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Stripped Water Pump Stud
G?day
Had a half hour to spare this afternoon so I thought I would fit the new water
pump to the BN3?s six-cylinder engine.
Of the four nuts, three tightened without a problem. but I managed to strip the
thread the stud thread on the fourth.
Normally I would use the twin nut method, but with the stud stripped that?s not
possible. So what to do? My 40+ year old vice-grips (mole-grips) can?t handle
the strain and I don?t have a welder to weld on a nut, nor do I have an
extractor.
Was thinking about filing the end of the stud flat on two sides and using a
crescent wrench or what we call a shifting spanner. Any experienced advice out
there?
Many thanks
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
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