>
>A careful scrutiny of the layout will reveal that the fan is driven
>directly from the crank on six-cylinder engines, and from the water pump
>on four-cylinder engines. Since the crank pulley is still required to
>turn the water pump and the alternator, there is no change in the number
>of pulleys.... The efficiency gain would be from the absence of the fan
>driven directly by the crank, or, in the case of the four-cylinder, from
>the water pump pulley. (!)
>
Thanks Michael, I will try not to disconnect my water pump by
changing the number of pulleys ... ;-)
Cheers
Romano
'77 Spit
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