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Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 958
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:04 pm: | |
Gary,
Does your car have a single belt that drives both the alternator & water pump? If so, then the Gates belt Steve mentions is what you want.
Somewhen during '83 Ferrari switched to separate belts for the alternator & water pump. They're still the same type belt, but both are quite a bit shorter.
They're available from a Gates industrial supplier. The belt is called a 'PolyFlex'. My local bearing supplier also sells the gates industrial belts. These belts are not sold by auto parts dealers. (Except Ferrari dealers of course)
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Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 1958
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 1:46 pm: | |
Gary -- do a search on "gates 7M975" (or 7M1000) for the details -- I'm not sure which your '83 would use (but I too would just buy it from one of the more-reasonable F parts suppliers as I'm without an easy Gates connection). |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5894
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 9:32 am: | |
Gary,
Get one from FoUK ( I love typing that) or T Rutlands. |
Gary van Hartogh (Garyvh)
Junior Member
Username: Garyvh
Post Number: 56
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 9:29 am: | |
Guys,
I found the cause, a melted belt due to a seized water pump. Now I am in search of a rebuild kit to no avail.
Thanks for the help ... Gary |
Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member
Username: Ferrari_uk
Post Number: 392
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 6:43 am: | |
Gary -
Have looked up #104336 for '79 carb. Length is 975mm. As Dave says though, doubtful unless belt is slipping or missing. Probably fan switches ? |
dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 1222
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 10:02 pm: | |
Doubtful, unless the belt is missing. Are your fans running? |
Gary van Hartogh (Garyvh)
Junior Member
Username: Garyvh
Post Number: 51
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 5:31 pm: | |
While out for a drive today the water temp. went way up and I suspect an alternator belt. I looked throught the archives but couldn't find any threads on these belts. Can someone tell me the replacement size? Can I get them anywhere and which one is the best to get??
Thanks .......... Gary |