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Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by A65Bill <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=A65Bill' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 8:52 am

He was a good online mate to me & in my view talked a lot of sense. Privately, he explained that belt materials were not all the same and explained some of the differences, just as Andy (the original Chain Man) would explain that too many cheap bike chains were actually old slow conveyor belt stock being cleared.
Belts-in-oil are common in modern car engines (I don't know about bikes) and this video explains what a couple of mates have already discovered.

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Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by Leon Novello <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Leon+Novello' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 9:15 am, in reply to "Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Very interesting, thanks, Bill.

Leon Novello

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by shiner <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=shiner' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Not many people know this, quiz question for Today
WHO INVENTED & HELD THE ORIGINAL PATENT FOR THE CASTLEATED BELT DRIVE I will add the answer later today on this post.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 9:53 am, in reply to "Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Tony Hayward used to be the belt drive man for Triumphs - not around anymore, he passed away some time ago

Who needs a signature anyway......

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 10:05 am, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Ford made a bad decision on wet belts in the 1 litre engines. The belt is right beside the oil pump and when teeth come off, they block the pump. The engine will still run with a few belt teeth missing. Not a big problem if you know and replace the belt as they do with dry belts for many years. Just a messy job having to take parts off the engine to do the job.
All cars have odd difficult jobs. A Mercedes diesel can take 5 hours to replace an alternator that is tucked up behind the engine and above the exhaust. A Fiat 500 requires removal of driveshaft and exhaust to replace an alternator. A 3 hour job

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by Tonupdave <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Tonupdave' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 10:33 am, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Thats why Beetles and Prorsche are easy there's a video about with Graham driving into the garage and removing an engine in fifteen minutes ad putting it back in less time and driving out..

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by A65Bill <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=A65Bill' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Different person, Andy, Belt Drive Man was the "handle2 for a very contentious poster who got a lot of abuse from internet experts.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 12:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Ah I see, I stand corrected.

Who needs a signature anyway......

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by Lannis <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Lannis' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 1:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

If you were a member of The Clique you'd remember him. A knowledgeable but contentious fellow.

Must be 10 years gone at least.

Lannis

I don't take health advice from people who think the world is overpopulated.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by A65Bill <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=A65Bill' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

There is no Clique, as the official communiqué confirmed

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 19, 2024, 2:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

Lucky me has a chain on the Toyota. They can still break though as i found in 1976 when a Toyota 2 litre of my Brothers snapped a chain at 50,000 miles and went out through the alloy cover.
If you want to see a complex cam belt, have a look at the Fiat sports car of the 1990s with a 5 cylinder engine.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by ChazzyB <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=ChazzyB' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 22, 2024, 7:52 pm, in reply to "Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

I didn't watch the video, but daughter #1 recently got caught out trying to sell her Peugeot which had the 1.2L 3 cyl belt in oil engine. A trade buyer agreed a price then travelled many miles (80 or so) with a flat-bed truck to pick it up. He went over the car then looked at the oil and said no-way-Jose and simply left. Not interested at any price. The car had always been serviced and wasn't particlarly high-mileage. There are a *lot* of cars out there with that engine in many configurations. Pugs, Citroens, Vauxhalls...

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Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 24, 2024, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

He must have found some bits of rubber in the oil. If the rubber parts do get into the pump, they should get fitered out but the limps of rubber usually sit in the pump entry point and clog it. Then the oil pressure drops until it has a crank/big end bearing failure. If the belt does get changed at half what the manufacturer states, it is generally OK. If i was buying any belt driven cam or the type in oil, fitted to a used car, i would be changing it in the week of purchase. Not too expensive for the kit and a bit of time fitting.
Cars are only built for a 10 year life at most now although there are many 20 year olds around.
Looking back at all my old cars MOT history, the Peugeot engines lasted very well covering over 160,000 miles before they were scrapped.
Honda diesel car engines will easily cover 200,000 miles with just routine servicing. Volvos just keep going forever on the older models.
Best engine i had was the Peugeot 2 litre HDI diesel. In that era, with 90BHP it was brilliant.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by MadMike <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=MadMike' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 24, 2024, 9:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

160K and 200K miles? Over what time frame?

Other opinions may be available but this one is always correct.

Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?

Posted by A65Bill <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=A65Bill' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 25, 2024, 6:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Anyone remember Belt Drive Man?"

There are a number of Rover 75s with the adopted BMW diesel engine that have done over 500k miles.
200k is not uncommon.

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