Guys,
I always carry my old belt in the trunk.
If and when the belt breaks push one side of the old belt between the
harmonic balancer and the cross member.
When it is wedged tight just bump the starter.
DO NOT start the car.
The belt should have been pulled down past the cross member and the harmonic
balancer.
I would not want to do that with a new belt, but it is good enough to get
you back on the road and moving.
Roger
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Seems to be a problem unqiue to the TR4/4A. I carry a length of
> (nylon?) rope that is somewhat stretchy. I have used it as an
> emergency replacement and drove 100s of miles w/o a problem. An added
> bonus is that is can be used to just drive the water pump if the
> generator grenades (what I had to do).
>
> Just cinch it up real tight, use some boy-scout knot, then trim the
> ends. The rope I use is about 1/8 or 3/16 in diameter.
>
> Geo
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