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Re: [Healeys] Adjusting generator belt

To: healeys@autox.team.net, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting generator belt
From: jim <ab7vf@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 17:57:09 +0000 (UTC)
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Back in the old days, we tightened the belt just tight enough so you couldn=
't "hook" your little finger on the cooling fins and NOT rotate the generat=
or against the friction of the drive belt ...Adjust loose and pull on the g=
en...tighten -some- ..hook again ...etc

too tight eats bearings ..too lose squeals

Jim
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    On Saturday, September 29, 2018, 4:49:12 PM PDT, BJ8Healeys <sbyers@ec.=
rr.com> wrote: =20
=20
=20
I second what Mike says.=C2=A0 Way back when I first got my BJ8 and didn't =
know what I was doing, I installed a new fan felt and got it really tight (=
the way I thought it should be).=C2=A0 Drove 300 miles and the generator be=
arings crapped out.=C2=A0 It took me three days in Washington, DC to find a=
 shop that could fix it.

Healey Surgeons sent me a new one, but it wouldn't fit and it's all they ha=
d.=C2=A0 I'm pretty sure it was the tight belt that ruined the bearings -- =
or at least, shortened their life.

 =C2=A0

You really only need to get the belt tight enough not to slip on the pulley=
s.

 =C2=A0

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC=C2=A0=20

 =C2=A0

 =C2=A0

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael =
Salter
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 4:03 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net; Frank Magnusson
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting generator belt

 =C2=A0

Actually Frank you don't really want the belt too tight.

With the bolts (all 4) loosened a little, pulling up hard on the generator =
body is sufficient.=20

The trick however, is to tighten the slide bolt on the underside of the gen=
erator while you pull up on the generator.=20

M

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Frank Magnusson=
 <fmags@cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:21:12 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Adjusting generator belt=20

=C2=A0

Hello once again.

Just got my generator back on and cannot seem to get the belt tightened.=C2=
=A0 Thought I used a big pry bar from above, but it keeps hitting the valve=
 cover.=C2=A0 Do not think I did it from underneath last time.=C2=A0 Its be=
en awhile and cannot recall.=C2=A0 I really am not *that* old, lol!=C2=A0=
=20

What do you guys use?

Thanks,
Frank
'65 BJ 8





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<html><head></head><body><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetic=
a, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica,=
 Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div>Back in the old days, we tighten=
ed the belt just tight enough so you couldn't "hook" your little finger on =
the cooling fins and NOT rotate the generator against the friction of the d=
rive belt ...Adjust loose and pull on the gen...tighten -some- ..hook again=
 ...etc<br><div><br><div>too tight eats bearings ..too lose squeals<br><div=
><br>Jim<br></div></div></div></div><div></div>
        <div><br></div><div><br></div>
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ans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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                <div>
                    On Saturday, September 29, 2018, 4:49:12 PM PDT, BJ8Hea=
leys &lt;sbyers@ec.rr.com&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071"><div><div class=
=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071WordSection1"><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339=
071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans =
MS&quot;;color:#002060;">I second what Mike says.&nbsp; Way back when I fir=
st got my BJ8 and didn't know what I was doing, I installed a new fan felt =
and got it really tight (the way I thought it should be).&nbsp; Drove 300 m=
iles and the generator bearings crapped out.&nbsp; It took me three days in=
 Washington, DC to find a shop that could fix it.</span></p><p class=3D"ydp=
c5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family=
:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;">Healey Surgeons sent me a new on=
e, but it wouldn't fit and it's all they had.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure it was =
the tight belt that ruined the bearings -- or at least, shortened their lif=
e.</span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;"> &nb=
sp;</span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;">You=
 really only need to get the belt tight enough not to slip on the pulleys.<=
/span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;"> &nbsp;=
</span></p><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;">=
Steve Byers</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri=
&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#002060;"></span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5=
f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&=
quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;">HBJ8L/36666</span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;col=
or:#002060;"></span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#00=
2060;">BJ8 Registry</span><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#002060;"></span></p><p class=
=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font=
-family:&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;color:#002060;">AHCA Delegate at Large</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;=
sans-serif&quot;;color:#002060;"></span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv44243=
39071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic San=
s MS&quot;;color:#002060;">Havelock, NC&nbsp; </span><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#00=
2060;"></span></p><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quo=
t;;color:#002060;"> &nbsp;</span></p></div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv442433=
9071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Comic Sans=
 MS&quot;;color:#002060;"> &nbsp;</span></p><div><div style=3D"border-color=
: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentcolor currentcolor; border-style: solid none no=
ne; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"ydp=
c5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:&quot;Tahoma&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">From:</span></b><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot=
;;"> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mi=
chael Salter<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 29, 2018 4:03 PM<br><b>To:=
</b> healeys@autox.team.net; Frank Magnusson<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healey=
s] Adjusting generator belt</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yi=
v4424339071MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><div><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv442433=
9071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot=
;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;">Actually Frank you don't really wan=
t the belt too tight.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv442433=
9071MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot=
;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;">With the bolts (all 4) loosened a l=
ittle, pulling up hard on the generator body is sufficient. </span></p></di=
v><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-botto=
m:12.0pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;, &=
quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;">The trick however, is to tighten the sl=
ide bolt on the underside of the generator while you pull up on the generat=
or. </span></p></div><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;, &quot;sans-ser=
if&quot;;color:black;">M</span></p></div><div class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv442433=
9071MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:center;" align=3D"center"><hr width=3D"9=
8%" size=3D"2" align=3D"center"></div><div id=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071x_=
divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal"><b><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quo=
t;;color:black;">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-famil=
y:&quot;Calibri&quot;, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black;"> Healeys &lt;he=
aleys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; on behalf of Frank Magnusson &lt;fmags@cox=
.net&gt;<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:21:12 PM<br><b>To:<=
/b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Adjusting generator=
 belt</span> </p><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal">&nbsp;=
</p></div></div></div><div><p class=3D"ydpc5f23ad2yiv4424339071MsoNormal" s=
tyle=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;">Hello once=
 again.<br><br>Just got my generator back on and cannot seem to get the bel=
t tightened.&nbsp; Thought I used a big pry bar from above, but it keeps hi=
tting the valve cover.&nbsp; Do not think I did it from underneath last tim=
e.&nbsp; Its been awhile and cannot recall.&nbsp; I really am not *that* ol=
d, lol!&nbsp; <br><br>What do you guys use?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Frank<br>'65 =
BJ 8<br><br><br><br><br></span></p></div></div></div></div>________________=
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