Greens

[Crazy of Cookham]

Greens Telephone numbers seams to be out of order anyone know why. Anyone have an alternative number to 01634246755

[caspy@wortec]

01634 389999

[Crazy of Cookham]

Thanks Capsy. I have just shed a supercharger belt. AA on way but already don't think they can fix it. Can the engine be safetly run without the supercharger if the belt or whats left of it is removed.

[Crazy of Cookham]

Thanks guys at Wortec, not often folks come to the rescue that quickly. Have to say so far very good. Within 1 hour AA visited although could not do anything to car have arrange transport of car to Greens and put me in a hire car.

Thanks to all

[ringram]

Belt runs water pump methinks, so bad news if lost. Best to keep a spare close by.

[caspy@wortec]

Different belt.

[ringram]

Ah ok, so alternator and water pump are separate. So would that make it driveable with a bust drive belt?
Id have thought the supercharger would act as a massive intake restriction. Probably only work near idle speeds? Could you lock the bypass open or something?

[crisisjez]

ringram said:

Ah ok, so alternator and water pump are separate. So would that make it driveable with a bust drive belt?
Id have thought the supercharger would act as a massive intake restriction. Probably only work near idle speeds? Could you lock the bypass open or something?

Car drives very much like a NA car when the S/C is undriven.
Did about 10 miles like that last year.
Which is why I always carry a std belt in the car as fitting a S/C belt involves screwdrivers and a water supply.

[ringram]

Cool, maybe it defaults to bypass then on failure. Makes sense. Good info

[pomona]

You need to experience the problems on these issues.If the s/c is a centrifugal,most are run on an independant toothed belt drive so if this belt is shedded the engine is still driveable in a somewhat detuned n/a mode.(ie the serpentine runs all ancillaries)
If a p/d blower then most are run on the serpentine belt and if that shreds all ancillaries are lost and not going to go anywhere.
What blower do you have Crazy of Cookham???

[Crazy of Cookham]

Thanks to all. Slick operation 48 hrs, team work AA, Enterprise Vauxhall Assist, Greens, Wortec. Car repaired collected and back on road.
Credit to all.

[john22]

Just shed the rear belt on the vxr8 !!! AA taking down to Greens - the back belt looks really difficult to get at car drives really flat just limped home

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john22 said:

Just shed the rear belt on the vxr8 !!! AA taking down to Greens - the back belt looks really difficult to get at car drives really flat just limped home

When I was looking over the supercharged car at greens, Caspy said that the rear belt was a complete totaly pita to get to.

What with all these belts letting go?

[ringram]

Heads and Cam FTW.
Ill show you guys how its done very soon