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[TR] TR4 Fan Belt Replacement

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Subject: [TR] TR4 Fan Belt Replacement
From: Don <dkspence@telus.net>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 22:39:59 -0600
You can find it in most drug stores, dept stores , even convenience  
and dollar stores.  It's called "Pantyhose".  Stockings work just as  
well and ironically, have fewer "kinks" to deal with.


On 4-May-10, at 5:07 PM, triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:

> From: Dave1massey@cs.com
> Date: May 4, 2010 2:56:24 PM MDT (CA)
> To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Fan Belt Replacement
>
>
> In a message dated 5/4/2010 2:06:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
> ahwahneetr@gmail.com writes:
>> Seems to be a problem unqiue to the TR4/4A.  I carry a length of
>> (nylon?) rope that is somewhat stretchy.  I have used it as an
>> emergency replacement and drove 100s of miles w/o a problem.  An  
>> added
>> bonus is that is can be used to just drive the water pump if the
>> generator grenades (what I had to do).
>>
>
>
> I seem to recall a product sold as an emergency fan belt.  It was a  
> linked
> affair that you would loop around the appropriate pulleys and snap  
> together
> the number of links you needed.  It was supposed to get you to a  
> place where
> you can affect proper repairs.
>
> Anyone seen this lately?

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