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Re: [T3] Fan Belts


On 11 Jul 2006 at 19:24, knowonelse@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I know this has been discussed, and the consensus
> seems to be to use the Gates 7395 fan belt. I went to
> my FLAPS to get one and the size seems too long.
> 
>  From what I was able to find in the archives, the belt
> should be 10mm x 1000mm, which is listed along with
> the Gates 7395.

The original size was 9.5 x 1000. If the Gates is slightly wider, 
then slightly longer would be appropriate.

> Here are the various Gates numbers and their sizes:
> 
> 7385    3/8 x 39 1/8    9.5mm/10mm x 995mm
> 7390    3/8 x 39 5/8    9.5mm/10mm x 1005mm
> 7395    3/8 x 40 1/2    9.5mm/10mm x 1020mm
> 
> So, from my data taken from the belts, it appears that
> the 7390 is closer to stock than the 7395.

Sounds good to me, but I haven't used US sized belts.

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