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Re: pulleys and fans

To: "Spit Elist" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: pulleys and fans
From: "Ken C" <sdspitfire@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:53:53 -0700
Mine is approx. 6" in diameter. Hard to get more exact. Another pulley, the
water pump, comes in different sizes, turning at different speeds, and
requiring different v-belts.

Ken C
'72 Spit


>
> Can anyone with a 72 Spitfire tell me what the outside diameter your crank
> pulley is?  I've got a 72 engine in my 63 and I used the water pump, fan
and
> generator from the 63.  The pulley on the 72 is much larger than the 63
> pulley and I'm concerned about over spinning the generator and fan.  I
think
> the pulley that came with the 72 engine is a later one because its got a
> second belt groove (air pump maybe?).  Is there a smaller pulley that will
> fit on the 72 engine?  If not, is the plastic fan from the 72 quieter than
> the 4 blade metal one from the 63?  At speed the metal fan is very loud.
> Thanks
> MikeC
>
>


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