My chim - Serpentine engine?

[FreeLitres]

Quick question -

Does my 1998 Chim500 have a "Serpentine" engine?

I need to buy a spare drive belt and I need to know which one to buy.

[dhf]

FreeLitres said:

Quick question -

Does my 1998 Chim500 have a "Serpentine" engine?

I need to buy a spare drive belt and I need to know which one to buy.

should do

[FreeLitres]

Thanks

Plus, would it be a different drive belt if I have power steering? Or is that a totally different belt?

[400chm]

I think the serp belt is the one with grooves(?)

[FreeLitres]

Thanks, you are both right.

I've got one on order from my friendly TVR specialist. It's the grooved Serp belt as you suggested.

[haircutmike]

Serp, all the same belts, order from a tiv indie.

[Bassfiend]

haircutmike said:

Serp, all the same belts, order from a tiv indie.

Don't the aircon equipped cars use a longer belt than the non-aircon ones?

Phil

[Simon says]

Bassfiend said:

haircutmike said:

Serp, all the same belts, order from a tiv indie.

Don't the aircon equipped cars use a longer belt than the non-aircon ones?

Phil

Yes.

[haircutmike]

Ah, I don't mix with the A/C boys .

[FreeLitres]

haircutmike said:

Ah, I don't mix with the A/C boys .

Non-aircon here which has been great over the last few years.

Ask me again after my trip of being stuck in traffic at 30+ degsC in Monaco!

[haircutmike]

Just returned from Germany where it was 31.

Cruising fine, towns-toasty legs!

[Bassfiend]

LOL - It was bad enough yesterday afternoon sat waiting to get onto Poole quay ... I was getting toastier and toastier and beginning to wonder when my nadgers were gonna do an impression of a couple of kernels of popcorn.