Yep Foxy, the red ones from Tony Hayward. First one I was definitely running too tight and I think this one was as well, despite loosening it off some. It probably has done over 10,000 miles (in a lot of heat) so I set to the other day and backed it off a bit more. I'm thinking about trimming the outer guard on the crankshaft pulley so that I can change the belt without pulling the alternator rotor or pulley. I'd only take off enough so that I could just slip the belt over but it would make the job somewhat quicker and easier. Lining up the keyways on the pulley and rotor was a bit difficult by car headlights but not as bad as I'd thought.
Despite this, I still wouldn't trade my belt drive for the world. I love it. So there Mike !! Carrying a spare belt wouldn't take up much room and if you didn't need to pull the pulley you wouldn't need to fit the puller in your kit, just the belt. Along with your other tools of course.
I also carried a spare Tri-Spark ignition unit with me as Steve had sent me a warranty return unit to test. It's done over 1000 miles in the last few weeks after fitting with no issues whatever. I love these units too. If you want a Commando to run like a gem and idle with absolute reliability these are the business. No mistake. I pull to the head of the queue at traffic lights with absolutely no worries about stalling when the lights turn green. 10 minutes to fit and time. Fabulous.
This really has given me even more confidence to ride the hell out of my Commando to wherever and whenever. Not that it was lacking before.
Despite this, I still wouldn't trade my belt drive for the world. I love it. So there Mike !! Carrying a spare belt wouldn't take up much room and if you didn't need to pull the pulley you wouldn't need to fit the puller in your kit, just the belt. Along with your other tools of course.
I also carried a spare Tri-Spark ignition unit with me as Steve had sent me a warranty return unit to test. It's done over 1000 miles in the last few weeks after fitting with no issues whatever. I love these units too. If you want a Commando to run like a gem and idle with absolute reliability these are the business. No mistake. I pull to the head of the queue at traffic lights with absolutely no worries about stalling when the lights turn green. 10 minutes to fit and time. Fabulous.
This really has given me even more confidence to ride the hell out of my Commando to wherever and whenever. Not that it was lacking before.
