[Healeys] Maybe this is my rattle ...

[Robert Duquette]

This crack/break is old; not recent.  ( it's as rusty in the crack as outside.
)  I only discovered it because I loosened the adjusting bracket nut, and then
the other generator bolt ... and it opened up.  I loosened the other generator
bolt after the picture was taken and it closed back up.  The belt wasn't
"tight".  I could easily turn the fan by hand without turning the belt.



I would think ( there's that thinkin' again :) ) that if the belt were out of
whack, then there would have been a shiney spot due to a fore and aft movement
at different rpms??



How precise does one have to be on the parallelism?  And what is a good way to
measure that other than eyeball?

Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada




> From: frogeye at porterscustom.com
>
> Yes. Cast iron does not bend. First check pulley to pulley alignment for
> parallelism them shim the gaps between bracket and generator. Do not over
> tighten the big fat original belt on the 4 cyl.
> dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> So, what would be off? Should there be a spacer at one end?
>
> Robert
>
> > From: frogeye at porterscustom.com
> >
> > It broke in that fashion because the spacing was incorrect with the gen
> end plates..
> > dave