"Michael Askin" <[email protected]> wrote: >I've now got a nice new shiney alternator, unfortunately the fan belt >has mostly had it. It is one of them emergancy adjustable ones in >sections that were all the rage a few years ago, but now are as rare >as hens teeth. I've managed to find one, but it's not the same type, >and might not be long enough - will find out tonight.
AFAIK these are known as "Brammer belts", being made (originally and I think still) by the Brammer company. I use one to drive the water pump of my barge's engine. It is the only solution I found when I replaced the original alternator with a much larger one requiring its own belt drive off an added crankshaft pulley. The original alternator, which I had to remove, had acted as the tensioner for the water pump belt. At one time, the belt links were made of leather, but subsequently they were made of plastic. The plastic ones are a pain, as they hardly stretch at all, so belts made of them can be very difficult to get over the flanges (of fixed pulleys). I obtained a good supply of the leather links so I wouldn't have to switch to plastic for a lo-ong time. I believe these belts are still available, although I agree that they are not often seen these days. I just Googled "brammer belt", and there seem to be plenty of suppliers (although I didn't check any of them in detail. Could you post the results of your investigations, please? Thanks. Adrian . Adrian Stott 07956-299966
