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1931 flamingo · 09-01-2024, 11:19 AM

I'm in need of a fanbelt (F/head 48)
Does any one have a part# for a Gates belt or some thing else I can try to crossover to locally.
Thanks in advance.

Paul in CT

19Fordy · 09-01-2024, 12:34 PM

This may help. It shows GATES belt and more. I have read that it's better to use a cogged belt with teeth.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=1948+F...ANAB01&PC=HCTS

Newc · 09-01-2024, 08:25 PM

I tried a Belt pair 'KIT' from a popular repop company and hey were toooo short- script and all. Newc

Flathead Fever · 09-01-2024, 09:33 PM

I keep a couple of old belts cut in half. I wrap them around the pulleys with the generator adjusted to almost its lowest spot. Wrap the belt around there and measure the gap between the belt ends. Add that to the total length of the belt and go get one. if you're off a little bit you can always return it for one slightly longer or shorter belt. The length should be printed right on the belts paper part number. Buy the right "width" belt, I see people running narrow belts in wide grooves. Belt are designed to grip the sides of the pulleys not the bottom of them. We must have had 100 belts at work hanging on the wall for the fleet. Besides being a mechanic, I was in charge of the parts department for the phone company for 30-years. We worked nights so there was nowhere to get parts, you'd better have them in stock, or the vehicle could be out of service.

If you don't have a cut belt you can try a piece of masking tape or something like it to wrap around the pullies to get a measurement. It's starting point. The belts are listed online in the Gates or Dayco catalogs. There organized by width and length so it's easy to find a part number. We changed all the catalogs out every year, so I took the old ones, I have a collection out in the garage.

glennpm · 09-02-2024, 06:52 AM

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...rive,belt,8900

Scott52 · 09-02-2024, 08:56 AM

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I used rope to measure the belt distance then went to Gates website and found the correct length belt. Ordered from Amazon and one was not quite long enough. Returned to Amazon for full credit and got the next size up. Works great. If I had used the old belt idea from above, probably would have got it right the first time.

1931 flamingo · 09-02-2024, 10:25 AM

Thanks guys. Believe it or not but I sourced one locally for tomorrow at NAPA.

Paul in CT

09-01-2024, 11:19 AM	#1
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,428	Fanbelt I'm in need of a fanbelt (F/head 48) Does any one have a part# for a Gates belt or some thing else I can try to crossover to locally. Thanks in advance. Paul in CT

09-01-2024, 12:34 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,916	Re: Fanbelt This may help. It shows GATES belt and more. I have read that it's better to use a cogged belt with teeth. https://www.bing.com/search?q=1948+F...ANAB01&PC=HCTS

09-01-2024, 08:25 PM	#3
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,052	Re: Fanbelt I tried a Belt pair 'KIT' from a popular repop company and hey were toooo short- script and all. Newc

09-01-2024, 09:33 PM	#4
Flathead Fever Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,492	Re: Fanbelt I keep a couple of old belts cut in half. I wrap them around the pulleys with the generator adjusted to almost its lowest spot. Wrap the belt around there and measure the gap between the belt ends. Add that to the total length of the belt and go get one. if you're off a little bit you can always return it for one slightly longer or shorter belt. The length should be printed right on the belts paper part number. Buy the right "width" belt, I see people running narrow belts in wide grooves. Belt are designed to grip the sides of the pulleys not the bottom of them. We must have had 100 belts at work hanging on the wall for the fleet. Besides being a mechanic, I was in charge of the parts department for the phone company for 30-years. We worked nights so there was nowhere to get parts, you'd better have them in stock, or the vehicle could be out of service. If you don't have a cut belt you can try a piece of masking tape or something like it to wrap around the pullies to get a measurement. It's starting point. The belts are listed online in the Gates or Dayco catalogs. There organized by width and length so it's easy to find a part number. We changed all the catalogs out every year, so I took the old ones, I have a collection out in the garage. Last edited by Flathead Fever; 09-01-2024 at 09:47 PM.

09-02-2024, 06:52 AM	#5
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mid-Coast Maine Posts: 3,346	Re: Fanbelt https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...rive,belt,8900 __________________ Archives of historical but relevant older articles: ------------- Hover mouse over the links below and click! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------- Rumble Seat’s Notes Techno Source for the 1932 thru 1953 Flathead Ford

09-02-2024, 08:56 AM	#6
Scott52 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 204	Re: Fanbelt Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I used rope to measure the belt distance then went to Gates website and found the correct length belt. Ordered from Amazon and one was not quite long enough. Returned to Amazon for full credit and got the next size up. Works great. If I had used the old belt idea from above, probably would have got it right the first time.

09-02-2024, 10:25 AM	#7
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,428	Re: Fanbelt Thanks guys. Believe it or not but I sourced one locally for tomorrow at NAPA. Paul in CT