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Can anybody tell me the fan belt dimension for 1956 Clipper Deluxe without any beltdriven options?
Thanks. Tom
Posted on: 2012/9/18 3:23
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Thanks for your answer, but alas, we don`t have any NAPAS here in Norway ( I wish we had). Most Norwegians haven`t even heard about Packards.
 Tom
Posted on: 2012/9/18 6:01
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I have a spare in the trunk of the car. I'll try sometime today or tomorrow to go out and measure the outer circumference which should get you close to a proper size.
UPDATE: Outer circumference about 57-1/2 inches.
Posted on: 2012/9/18 8:45
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If Dayco brand isn't available through your local sources, perhaps they have an interchange for their v-belt numbers, as provided in the engine section of this site's parts cross reference:
https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/parts/index.php?cat=20&catname=ENGINE The belt that drives fan and generator is the same for all 55-56 models - EXCEPT when the car is equipped with factory air conditioning.
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The belt that drives fan and generator is the same for all 55-56 models - EXCEPT when the car is equipped with factory air conditioning. And that is something I do not quite understand. The AC crank pulley bolts on in place of PS pulley so the fan has the same rear groove on vibration damper section driving it as non AC cars. The fan does change but the pulley remains the same as does the generator and it's pulley. All I can think of is maybe the AC spec'd belt is different because of fan load but how since the width and length can't change.
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Thank you all for your help. I now have the data neccecary obtaining the correct belt. Sadly enough the nearly indestructible Dayco Raw Edge belts are not obtainable in Norway any more.
Tom
Posted on: 2012/9/18 13:22
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Try Gates belt#7570 or Dayco#15565
Posted on: 2012/9/18 18:59
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The Clipper is now running with a Gates #7570 (11A1435) fan belt.
 Tom
Posted on: 2012/9/19 8:11
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The AC crank pulley bolts on in place of PS pulley so the fan has the same rear groove on vibration damper section driving it as non AC cars. The fan does change but the pulley remains the same as does the generator and it's pulley. All I can think of is maybe the AC spec'd belt is different because of fan load but how since the width and length can't change. Perhaps a slightly thicker (wider) belt, then, to handle the addtioonal load of the heavier fan.
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