air horns and NAPA belt tension gauge

[one_dusty_hoot]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, tom240842@a... wrote:
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Tom, You have the wrong Cricket!

You have the Krikit II, no idea what the high range is for?
You need the Krikit I, range 40-160#, 15-70Kg
Part No's 91107 7401-0071

Included in the instructions are some pulley configurations
with associated belt tensions. I would suggest as a start to
check your existing belt tensions not only for a base line
but also get a feel for how to take meaurements.

Tom Warner has uploaded a photo in Photos/3208 Belts 82 FC/
Blue_Bird_Engine_Belt_tensions.jpg

This is a photo of a Blue Bird letter showing the recommended
belt tensions using a Burroughs 01-33-95, or, 01-33-73G belt
tension guage.

There is some difference in the readings between the two
measuring guages, mention is made of this on the internet
but Burroughs reads higher than the Kriket for the same belt
tension.

As step in the right direstion for consistent belt tensioning.
Sure beats the "Thumb" or "Twist" test.

Bob Janes
77 FC31
Greenville, SC

> Hi all,
>
> Well we are finally getting down to the wire and will be leaving
our
> permanent parking space here in Cincinnati. I have a laundry list
of little things
> that need attention, things to be cleaned and run and repaired.
>
> I tried out my air horns and could only hear a 'squeak' out of
the left
> horn, nothing out of the right one. Climbed the ladder, and
looked in side the
> left horn and it had a mud dobber nest in there. So I took a
coat hanger,
> straightened it out, and disintegrated it, then blew it out with
air, and it now
> works. Nothing still out of the right horn still and is clear of
any nests.
> Any ideas?
>
> I bought a NAPA Krikit II V, belt tension gauge and the scale on
it goes
> from 100 to 320 pounds of pressure in 20 pound increments. How
do I know what
> is the right tension of my alternator/compressor double belts?
When I put
> the gauge on there, it "pops" at 160 of pressure, but then this
is where the
> yellow 'gauge indicator' starts at. Any guidance on this would
be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
> '81FC33' leaving sooooooooon
>
>
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