Good luck Hugh
I noted you have refured to the belt section as A ,is this the same as the
original .I ask because when I replaced my belts I found that A section ran
to high in the groove on all pulleys .I used M section belts they sit in
just fine.
\Keith.
Original Message -----
From: "Hugh & Therese" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Imperial Mailing List" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 5:40 PM
Subject: IML: 392 Belts. Fairly good news.
> Gosh, us folks with 58's are about to become somewhat unwelcome around
here,
> I fear. I totally missed the exchanges following Doug's post on Sunday.
> After it came in, I lost contact with IML. My, my. I'm glad I did. I
was
> returned to contact with the IML just in time to see Jeff's post asking
> everyone to cool it. I must go the archives when I can to see what I
> missed.
>
> (Suffice it to say I am hard core MOPAR, and my rebuilt stock generator is
> just fine, thanks, with no need for any kind of so-called upgrade.)
>
> Anyhoo, my belt situation has been coming along. The first sets of belts
I
> acquired using the numbers from Andy Bernbaum, were too big. The numbers
I
> got from Mikey seemed to cause even more confusion, I'm afraid. I removed
> the remaining, smaller, belt from the car and also measured the length
> required for the larger ones with some string.
>
> I returned the belts to NAPA. I ended up with a correct pair, the shorter
> ones. Their NAPA number is 7420. The middle two numbers are the ones
> relevant to length. 42 inches. Unfortunately, the larger set was now too
> small. I started of with 7730 (73 inch) belts. I measured 65 1/2 inches
> using the string, but the 7650 belts, which it actually says on the label
> are 65 5/8 inches long, were significantly too short.
>
> I figure that using string is not very effective. It was very light
string
> and I pulled it tight, so I must have lost an inch or two, since I was
> measuring from the very bottom of the ridges on all three pulleys.
>
> Now, you just know how thrilled NAPA was to see me again. Actually, the
> guys at the warehouse are pretty cool. It is some twenty miles from where
I
> live and who knows how many other parts stores I will drive by on my way
> there, but sometimes you have to, if I may dare be so corny, go the extra
> mile. I came home with no less than five different lengths of belts. A
66,
> 67 ,68, 69 & a 70 belt. I will go out to the garage tomorrow and see
which
> one fits best. To return the extras and get a second one of the correct
> length will involve a fourth trip back there. One hundred and sixty
miles,
> all told, to replace some belts. Oh well.
>
> So who said having a 58 was actually supposed to be fun?
>
> The good new is that although I did have to remove the radiator fan and
the
> belt pulley that goes between it and the water pump, I did not have to
> remove the fan shroud or drain the radiator in order to remove the hose
that
> would have impeded removal of the fan. With some gentle movement I was
able
> to move the fan one way and the pulley the other. Even better is that to
> re-install the larger set of belts, it is quite easy to slip them past the
> fan blades. The generator is designed to be adjustable, so I anticipate
no
> more significant problems in making one of the belts I got today fit.
>
> At last, a note of optimism.
>
> Hugh
>
>
>
>
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