Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 760325 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:47:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.44.137] by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050226125214.QJJP2073.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.44.137]> for ; Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:52:14 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [266.5.0]); Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:52:04 -0600 Message-ID: <00ba01c51c01$f3ff3160$892cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Racemate alt/water pump Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:51:56 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-422070F40B5F=======" --=======AVGMAIL-422070F40B5F======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B7_01C51BCF.A932B4E0" ------=_NextPart_000_00B7_01C51BCF.A932B4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Todd....I have had to replace the serpentine belt on my Ford motor = home. (Broke on the highway on the way to a canard fly-in of course). = All of our tractor-trailer units have serpentine belts. Fairly high = failure rate. I always keep at least 12 different serpentine belts (2 of = each size) in my repair truck so that I can fix them on the roadside. We = use Gates and/or Goodyear. In fairness, however, a few of the older = units have a V belt for the alternator. They fail as well. Don't know = which type of belt fails more frequently, but they both fail with = regularity. Now if we changed them at every annual condition = inspection, however..... Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Todd Bartrim=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:51 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Racemate alt/water pump V-belt is cheaper and lasts longer, Are you sure? I've never had to replace a serpentine yet. But I've = seen allot of V-belts come & go. serpentine belts bend both ways, multi-rib belts I haven't seen much of, but I think they're a lot like serpentine. Multi-rib & serpentine are the same animal, I believe. Multi-rib = refers to the belt design, but the belts can vary in length. I'm using a = short multi-rib belt for my alternator only, but if it was longer and = was used to go around my alternator, water pump, idler pulley, power = steering pump, A/C compressor, etc, then it would be called a serpentine = belt. But the term is often used interchangeably.=20 At least that's my take on it. I could be wrong. Todd -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005 ------=_NextPart_000_00B7_01C51BCF.A932B4E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, Todd....I have had to replace the = serpentine=20 belt on my Ford motor home. (Broke on the highway on the way to a canard = fly-in=20 of course). All of our tractor-trailer units have serpentine belts. = Fairly high=20 failure rate. I always keep at least 12 different serpentine belts (2 of = each=20 size) in my repair truck so that I can fix them on the roadside. We use = Gates=20 and/or Goodyear.  In fairness, however, a few of the older units = have a V=20 belt for the alternator.  They fail as well.  Don't know which = type of=20 belt fails more frequently, but they both fail with regularity.  = Now if we=20 changed them at every annual condition inspection, = however.....   Paul=20 Conner
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Todd = Bartrim=20
Sent: Saturday, February 26, = 2005 4:51=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Racemate=20 alt/water pump


V-belt is cheaper and lasts longer,
Are you sure? I've never had to replace a serpentine = yet. But=20 I've seen allot of V-belts come & go.

serpentine = belts bend=20 both ways,
multi-rib belts I haven't seen much of, but I think = they're a=20 lot like
serpentine.
Multi-rib &=20 serpentine are the same animal, I believe. Multi-rib refers to the = belt=20 design, but the belts can vary in length. I'm using a short multi-rib = belt for=20 my alternator only, but if it was longer and was used to go around my=20 alternator, water pump, idler pulley, power steering pump, A/C = compressor,=20 etc, then it would be called a serpentine belt. But the term is often = used=20 interchangeably.

    At = least that's my=20 take on it. I could be wrong.

Todd

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