“Correct” fan belt doesn’t fit

[Bruce_MO]

Did you buy them from Bob Drake? They looked pretty and came in nice packaging, but neither belt on my ‘46 Mercury would fit. I figured that I’d break a chunk out of a pulley if I tried some force, so I threw the belts on a shelf and bought belts from Dennis Carpenter. They fit fine. Very frustrating when the simple stuff isn’t right and they have a very short duration for their return policy.