This crack/break is old; not recent. ( it's as rusty in the crack as outside.
) I only discovered it because I loosened the adjusting bracket nut, and then
the other generator bolt ... and it opened up. I loosened the other generator
bolt after the picture was taken and it closed back up. The belt wasn't
"tight". I could easily turn the fan by hand without turning the belt.
I would think ( there's that thinkin' again :) ) that if the belt were out of
whack, then there would have been a shiney spot due to a fore and aft movement
at different rpms??
How precise does one have to be on the parallelism? And what is a good way to
measure that other than eyeball?
Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
> From: frogeye@porterscustom.com
>
> Yes. Cast iron does not bend. First check pulley to pulley alignment for
> parallelism them shim the gaps between bracket and generator. Do not over
> tighten the big fat original belt on the 4 cyl.
> dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> So, what would be off? Should there be a spacer at one end?
>
> Robert
>
> > From: frogeye@porterscustom.com
> >
> > It broke in that fashion because the spacing was incorrect with the gen
> end plates..
> > dave
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