[TR] TR3A alternator belt again

[Tony Drews]

Don't know if this helps, but I went through the same kind of thing 
due to replacement of the Crank Pulley / Harmonic Dampener on my race 
TR-4.  We have a local farm supply store called Farm & Fleet which 
has a large selection of pick it yourself belts.  In my case, the 
belt is narrow so is more readily available than the original wide 
ones would be.  I bought groups of 3, tried them on my car, went back 
and returned them and bought another group of 3 until I found the 
right size.  If you have a place like this in your area, it's a 
thought.  Using Randall's string method would help get you in the 
right ballpark to start with either using the "choose it yourself" 
method or the mom and pop FLAPS store (and that's who we should be 
supporting anyway) will eventually get you there.

Cheers, Tony Drews

At 10:40 AM 5/27/2013, Randall wrote:
> > Does anyone have any other suggestions for a pulley belt that
> > will fit a TR3A with an alternator?
>
>Pull a string around the pulleys, and mark the length.  Take the string to a
>local, independent auto parts store (not one of the big chains) and explain.
>They'll let you try several belts until you find one that fits.  The string
>will, of course, be shorter than the belt you need (because the string lays
>in the bottom of the vee while the belt has to ride against the sides) but
>only by an inch or so.
>
>-- Randall