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Re: [Healeys] BN2 Fan Belt

To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN2 Fan Belt
From: Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:55:22 -0700
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Hmmmmm ... looks like a good idea, got any photos of it installed (not a 
lot of wiggle room between pulleys)?

On 10/17/2021 8:04 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Bob--
>
> After you get the proper fan belt consider installing one of these:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Balmar-Belt-Buddy-Universal-Adjustment/dp/B00TUNIALY 
> <https://www.amazon.com/Balmar-Belt-Buddy-Universal-Adjustment/dp/B00TUNIALY>
>
> The initial installation of the unit is a bit intense but once you 
> have it in place tensioning the belt is a piece of cake.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 10:06 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net 
>
>     I'm going to return it, with '8x10 colored glossy photographs.'
>
>
>     On 10/17/2021 6:43 AM, warthodson@aol.com
>>     Bob,
>>     The way the vendors find out about an issue is if the customer
>>     tells them.  You should forward your message to Moss.
>>     Gary Hodson
>>
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
>>     Sent: Sat, Oct 16, 2021 7:52 pm
>>     Subject: [Healeys] BN2 Fan Belt
>>
>>     I finally got around to fixing my loose water pump pulley and
>>     installing a new fan belt. I ordered a 'cogged' belt from
>>     Moss--part# 021-966--thinking it might work better than the
>>     original slab of rubber. I noticed before installing that it was
>>     narrower than the original type that I'd had, which had rotted,
>>     but it looked like it would work. Once I started tensioning it
>>     however, it was clear it /might /work, but sat too low in the
>>     pulleys, and was essentially riding on the bottom of the pulley
>>     grooves instead of on the sides (and the angle of the sides of
>>     the belt was incorrect). Anyone else tried one of these?
>>
>>     I'm shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YA', that a vendor would sell
>>     something that could possibly work, but isn't truly correct.
>>
>>     bs
>>
>
>


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    Hmmmmm ... looks like a good idea, got any photos of it installed
    (not a lot of wiggle room between pulleys)?<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/17/2021 8:04 AM, Michael Oritt
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAPTa0B4MZfJfAzsQdj5SeqLsM4AXUJZHyu478DLQ9ZzGvXmoYQ@mail.gmail.com">
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        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Bob--</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">After you get
          the proper fan belt consider installing one of these:</div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><a
href="https://www.amazon.com/Balmar-Belt-Buddy-Universal-Adjustment/dp/B00TUNIALY";
            
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.amazon.com/Balmar-Belt-Buddy-Universal-Adjustment/dp/B00TUNIALY</a><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">The initial
          installation of the unit is a bit intense but once you have it
          in place tensioning the belt is a piece of cake. </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br>
        </div>
        <div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael
          Oritt</div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 10:06
          AM Bob Spidell &lt;<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";
            moz-do-not-send="true">bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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          <div> I'm going to return it, with '8x10 colored glossy
            photographs.'<br>
            <br>
            <br>
            <div>On 10/17/2021 6:43 AM, <a
                href="mailto:warthodson@aol.com"; target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true">warthodson@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
            </div>
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              <div style="color:black;font:12pt &quot;Comic Sans
                MS&quot;,sans-serif">Bob,
                <div>The way the vendors find out about an issue is if
                  the customer tells them.  You should forward your
                  message to Moss.</div>
                <div>Gary Hodson<br>
                  <br>
                  <br>
                  <div
                    
style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font
                      size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
                      From: Bob Spidell <a
                        href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";
                        target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;</a><br>
                      To: Healeys <a
                        href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                        target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;</a><br>
                      Sent: Sat, Oct 16, 2021 7:52 pm<br>
                      Subject: [Healeys] BN2 Fan Belt<br>
                      <br>
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                        <div> I finally got around to fixing my loose
                          water pump pulley and installing a new fan
                          belt. I ordered a 'cogged' belt from
                          Moss--part# 021-966--thinking it might work
                          better than the original slab of rubber. I
                          noticed before installing that it was narrower
                          than the original type that I'd had, which had
                          rotted, but it looked like it would work. Once
                          I started tensioning it however, it was clear
                          it <i>might </i>work, but sat too low in the
                          pulleys, and was essentially riding on the
                          bottom of the pulley grooves instead of on the
                          sides (and the angle of the sides of the belt
                          was incorrect). Anyone else tried one of
                          these?<br>
                          <br>
                          I'm shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YA', that a vendor
                          would sell something that could possibly work,
                          but isn't truly correct.<br>
                          <br>
                          bs<br>
                        </div>
                      </div>
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