[T3] 73 T-3 generator belt?

[Dan Smith]

Hi William, I have a 71 notch twin carb, I noticed that a 10x1005mm belt was put on my car and I find that I can only just get it tight enough. I could be wrong but I understand that a shorter belt can be better as it means the generator spins a little faster (as the wide spacing required effectively makes the pulley smaller). I’m almost certain I now have a 10x1000mm belt on.

Hope this helps?

> On 5 Dec 2019, at 10:03, William Jahn <willjahn975 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I looked up the belt Gates states my 73 should have a 7395 which is 10 mm x
> 39.5 " or 1003mm working length.
> 
> I had a gates belt and it is a 7390 and on my car is a 15390 Napa both are
> 1/2" shorter . I have a spare 72 crank pulley and it is the same depth and
> width as the one in my car.
> 
> I can adjust the 7390 and 15390 tight or with the 5/8" slack between the
> pulleys . I can't recall why I got the 1/2" shorter belts all I recall is
> one was from Napa and that's what they said it used.
> 
> I'm afraid if I get the gates 7395 it will be to long .
> 
> Does anyone know what they use?
> 
> William
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