Topic: Pulleys
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Changing the position won't help anything. Unless the distance between pulleys is shorter. Then they stay on better at high rpm. But if it doesn't throw belts now, there really nothing to be gained. Granted, it does load the crank bearing at a different angle, but it won't affect our engines, BB or SB, like it does on some cars.
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Just what I needed to hear. I hate creating more work for myself.
Thank you.
Alan
Thank you.
Alan
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| hank51 said: then why'd you buy a Corvette?  |
took the words out of my mouth !!!!
hank51 said:
then why'd you buy a Corvette? |
They are just so much fun, how could you resist.
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Eddie 70 said:
They are just so much fun, how could you resist. |
Amen to that, plus, I guess we're all gluttons for punishment sometimes.
Alan
| mkapp7879 said: You can't run just the water pump to the crank, you need a third pulley(Alt.?) that has an adjustment available. Mike |
Not necessarily true. There were some configurations (BB only) that have a belt from the crank to the water pump - no adjustment - you put the belt and pulley on together. I'm sure someone who is more familiar with this will chime in..
I have seen this, but I do not believe it has ever been factory. Some hot rodder had an explanation why it was a good idea, but it's impossible to adjust the belt. And all belts stretch.
pws69 said:
Not necessarily true. There were some configurations (BB only) that have a belt from the crank to the water pump - no adjustment - you put the belt and pulley on together. I'm sure someone who is more familiar with this will chime in.. |
I've seen that setup also, but pretty sure there's supposed to be an idler pulley to tension the belt.
Mike
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