Looking for belt sources...and what you have found!
Here's what I am up against. I tried to mount my alternator in the perhaps "more normal" central location....
As you can see, my wiring just doesn't reach. Those are all original ends on the wiring, so I do not believe (but I've been proven wrong in the past...) that the wires have been shortened...... In addition, the mounting holes appear to be drilled rather funky as the pulleys no longer appear in parallel to each other...and the spacer is not big enough either!!!!
SO, I went back to my RH mount...so as not to need to alter the wiring. NOW, I need a shorter belt to allow adjustment so that the belt doesn't come in contact with the lower pivot bolt head! I can see marks on the belt where it was just contacting the head at some point in time, but it is just marks.....no tearing etc, and I can be happy with that!
Currently I am running a Goodyear 13241 which measures out as a 10AV0610 (10mm wide, A-type, cogged(?) by 24 inches...could also be listed as a 3VX240 (24 and 0 "tenths" of an inch 23.5" would be 235...) in the industrial circles.
I have found references to a 10AV587 (perhaps 3VX231..or 3VX232... 23.125"= 587mm) but no one seems to carry them in the automotive market. The belt that I have, seems to be the smallest that most of the shops will carry in stock, around here that I have found....
If I shorten the belt up too much, it puts the adjusting bracket up into the shields!!! I have a worn spot in my original shield already, and I do NOT want to repeat the drill with my new shields......
All for the love of a MPITA collection of steel, alumninum, and some magnesium thrown in...!!!
Any info, suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Steve