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<DIV>...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!</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
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<DIV>Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>Patrick
& Caroline Quinn</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29, 2017 12:52 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net>healeys@autox.team.net</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Stripped Water Pump Stud - now fan belt
size</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>There are two
fan belts sitting next to me as follows:-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Dayco 15455
11A1155<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Flennor
AVX10X1150LA A5115<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick
Quinn<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains,
Australia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: en-au'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
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Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Patrick
& Caroline Quinn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 27 May 2017 9:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
healeys@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Stripped Water Pump
Stud<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>G’day<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Of the four
nuts, three tightened without a problem. but I managed to strip the thread the
stud thread on the fourth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>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?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Many
thanks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick
Quinn<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains,
Australia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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