The V-belt MIIE sends is 47.51" and it won't snug up, at all. The parts book calls for 2 belts 46.25" long. Anyone have a product number for a belt available today?
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The V-belt MIIE sends is 47.51" and it won't snug up, at all. The parts book calls for 2 belts 46.25" long. Anyone have a product number for a belt available today?
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Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
3186 (non-A/C) is fitted with;
2 x Gates XL 9463 (1/2" x 46-3/8") Green Stripe
I understand the 9463 is the important data ...the rest is variations (they also do a heavy duty version, HD)
They fit perfectly and are standard Gates items. I got them from RockAuto;
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...t=8900&jsn=857
Last edited by Mark Norris; 05-15-2022 at 05:51 PM.
Mark Norris
C56G3186
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage
1951 C-type Jaguar (alloy replica)
1934 Lagonda M45 Tourer
Thank you, Mark.
Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
Mark, with that belt where does the tab end up on the adjustment bar?
Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
Using these belts the generator housing locking bolt/lug is about half way along the adjustment bar;
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Last edited by Mark Norris; 05-16-2022 at 11:27 AM.
Mark Norris
C56G3186
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage
1951 C-type Jaguar (alloy replica)
1934 Lagonda M45 Tourer
That helps me make my decision. Thanks.
Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
I told Jack the belts he sent were too long Gates #7470 11A1195. I told him they were about 3" too long. He quickly replced them with a Delco 17455 at just about 44". That's about 3.5" shorter. They were a little snug going on, but when stretched tight they snug up able the same place your belt do on the bar.
Now, here's the weird thing. My '56 with the '57 engine uses the longer belt and it fits just fine bypassing the compressor. I measured the pulley diameters on the water pump, crank shaft and generator and the are all the same. How can the same belt fit one car, but not the other?
Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
Barry are both belts the same width? Does one sit lower in the grooves than the other?
Knick Gomez
1956 Mark II C56C2306
1958 Edsel Villager 9 passenger
1959 Thunderbird
1959 Cadillac Series 62
1952 Cadillac Series 62
1949 GMC 250 tow truck
1951 Bentley Mk VI
2004, 2006 Scion xB
Same-o, same-o. My car has air, but the compressor seized while on the road. I simply bypassed the compressor and was back on the road in a half-hour.
The only variable can be the generator as the other two pulleys are fixed locations.
Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
C5681126
I wonder if there are two models of generator mount brackets?
Last edited by Mark Norris; 05-20-2022 at 03:48 PM.
Mark Norris
C56G3186
1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage
1951 C-type Jaguar (alloy replica)
1934 Lagonda M45 Tourer