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From: Adrian on 26 Feb 2010 03:20 Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> I think it may be Hungary, you have to carry a spare fan belt. >>>OK for a 1950's vintage standard Eastern European car, for example, but >>>I should think the proportion of people who would be able to fit a new >>>fan belt to their car nowadays would be very minimal indeed. >>Unless I'm mistaken the number of cars that *have* fan belts today is >>very minimal indeed. Fans are generally electric, aren't they? > Possibly they really mean a 'cam belt'. More likely they mean the serpentine/auxiliary drive belt. There's four on my Saab - a matched pair for water pump & alternator, one for power steering, one for aircon. If any one of those belts fails, there's no problem with continuing the journey.
From: JNugent on 26 Feb 2010 05:27 Mike Barnes wrote: > FrengaX <hnkjqrh02(a)sneakemail.com>: >> There was a newspaper (I think) article ages ago, showing all the >> things you needed if you want to drive right across Europe. As each >> country is different, the complete list was huge. Anyway, in one >> country, I think it may be Hungary, you have to carry a spare fan >> belt. OK for a 1950's vintage standard Eastern European car, for >> example, but I should think the proportion of people who would be able >> to fit a new fan belt to their car nowadays would be very minimal >> indeed. > > Unless I'm mistaken the number of cars that *have* fan belts today is > very minimal indeed. Fans are generally electric, aren't they? The immediate problem with a broken fan belt wasn't just the fan - the belt typically drove the water pump as well.
From: JNugent on 26 Feb 2010 05:29 Adrian wrote: > Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > >>>> I think it may be Hungary, you have to carry a spare fan belt. >>>> OK for a 1950's vintage standard Eastern European car, for example, but >>>> I should think the proportion of people who would be able to fit a new >>>> fan belt to their car nowadays would be very minimal indeed. > >>> Unless I'm mistaken the number of cars that *have* fan belts today is >>> very minimal indeed. Fans are generally electric, aren't they? > >> Possibly they really mean a 'cam belt'. > > More likely they mean the serpentine/auxiliary drive belt. > > There's four on my Saab - a matched pair for water pump & alternator, one > for power steering, one for aircon. If any one of those belts fails, > there's no problem with continuing the journey. The first of those (water pump and alternator) sounds as though it could be a problem. If the alternator stopped... er... alternating, that's one thing. A charged battery will provide ignition spark for a reasonable length of journey - but with the water pump not turning?
From: Adrian on 26 Feb 2010 05:31 JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>>> I think it may be Hungary, you have to carry a spare fan belt. OK >>>>> for a 1950's vintage standard Eastern European car, for example, but >>>>> I should think the proportion of people who would be able to fit a >>>>> new fan belt to their car nowadays would be very minimal indeed. >>>> Unless I'm mistaken the number of cars that *have* fan belts today is >>>> very minimal indeed. Fans are generally electric, aren't they? >>> Possibly they really mean a 'cam belt'. >> More likely they mean the serpentine/auxiliary drive belt. >> >> There's four on my Saab - a matched pair for water pump & alternator, >> one for power steering, one for aircon. If any one of those belts >> fails, there's no problem with continuing the journey. > The first of those (water pump and alternator) sounds as though it could > be a problem. Ah, but it'd require both of the paired belts to fail for drive to them to cease.
From: JNugent on 26 Feb 2010 05:52
Adrian wrote: > JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>>>>> I think it may be Hungary, you have to carry a spare fan belt. OK >>>>>> for a 1950's vintage standard Eastern European car, for example, but >>>>>> I should think the proportion of people who would be able to fit a >>>>>> new fan belt to their car nowadays would be very minimal indeed. > >>>>> Unless I'm mistaken the number of cars that *have* fan belts today is >>>>> very minimal indeed. Fans are generally electric, aren't they? > >>>> Possibly they really mean a 'cam belt'. > >>> More likely they mean the serpentine/auxiliary drive belt. >>> >>> There's four on my Saab - a matched pair for water pump & alternator, >>> one for power steering, one for aircon. If any one of those belts >>> fails, there's no problem with continuing the journey. > >> The first of those (water pump and alternator) sounds as though it could >> be a problem. > > Ah, but it'd require both of the paired belts to fail for drive to them > to cease. Ah... I see what you mean... |