Hello fellow amphibs - I had to make my own engine plate and posted some pics here. Also had to make some new rubber mounting rubbers - I used rubber hose and some flat washers -
My question is the belt seems to be riding high in the pulley and I'm wondering if you experts could look and see of anything looks goofy on the belt - or etc - hope to hear from someone - please and thank you much
Hi Swfleur,
Nice looking engine plate! Slotted holes are always a pain when you don't own a mill. I usually drill two holes and connect them with a jig saw, but yours look a lot cleaner than that.
Your belt is too wide. It looks like it's almost a 1 3/16" or 1 1/4" top width belt, and I think the first generation Attex machines used a much thinner belt. I'll bet that driven clutch grabs and spins the belt at engine idle, doesn't it? It'd be best to get the right one. It looks like a Gate 6040 is appropriate for the first generation machines.
A while back, we were discussing the absolutely correct belt for the first generation machines and LarryW came up with:
There's more discussion over here about the first-gen belts, too. I won't try to guess at the absolutely correct length and width, but it seems like some folks have gotten by with belts described in this thread. Good luck!Originally Posted by LarryW
Thanks Mike - I appreciate the link info on the belt - I thought something looked strange -
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