Wednesday, November 16, 2011

49er's WOODLAND RALLY

WOODLAND RALLY
THE NEW MANAGEMENT

SLIDES OF RALLY AND SWAP MEET

  Talk on Fixing Alternator belt problems
 http://goo.gl/TUu9L

shows the great find by PaulL of the GM device to tension the alternator belt.
will show all the devices, later, when I collect them all.
lots of examples here of various belt problems . 
will post later the AC solution
had to be here to hear the words ;>)

great rally,  30 coaches,
was fun to present this to the rally, and got a lot of great comments
- chrome pulleys need to be roughed-up
- new alternators are causing alignment probs.
- large alts, had alignment problems
- 6 folks had changed belts this year
- no one knew how tight their belts were
- at east 2 members had belts on 14 years
- Gary Bovee had tension-ers for sale $20
http://goo.gl/RGhyt

JohnS - talked about a very thin silicon goop that will flow into the cracks around the window molding to seal  leaks.

TerryT talked about the Virgin Mobile's MIFY
-no contract
-use once a year to keep active
-access point for 5 devices
-uses cell technology
-$150 one time price
-$10 for a week of use (3 plans)