Brad:
I put a GM alternator on my TR3, I used the old pulley, had to bore the hole
out but worked just fine. Or try calling Ken Galanders of British Frame &
Engine in Temple City, Ca. 818-443-0939. He should be able to help. He has
conversions for your water pump & crank pulley.
Good Luck
Bob Kamholtz
ecod
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Kahler <brad.kahler@141.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 5:27 PM
Subject: UK listers : HELP! (alternator pulley)
>
>UK Listers,
>
>I'm in the process of trying to mount a Lucas 18ACR alternator to my TR4
>engine. Mounting the alternator turned out to be real easy the hard part
>appears to be obtaining the correct v-belt pulley!
>
>I spent part of this past week trying to track down a specific replacement
v-
>belt pulley. What I have come to find out is the Lucas alternator shaft is
>15mm in diameter and the v-belt itself is 20mm wide. I tried the two
largest
>Industrial supply places here in town and neither one could come up with
>the pulley I want. They couldn't even find a catalog that listed pulleys
>smaller than about 100 mm. The standard Lucas generator pulley fits the
>alternator just fine but has a diameter of 80 mm. Using that pulley the
>alternator would be running close to 450 rpm slower than the alternator
>needs to run at idle.
>
>The v-belt on the TR4 is 20 mm wide, 14 mm thick and 900 mm long. The
>length isn't important but when selecting a pulley the width adn thickness
>are.
>
>I need a pulley that has a 15 mm bore, 20 mm v-belt width (14 mm thick)
with
>a diameter of 60mm.
>
>If someone could provide me the name and phone # or fax # of a place in
>England that would stock such a pulley I would greatly appreciate it.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
>My Web Site Http://www.141.com/triumphs (updated 12/3/98)
>
>1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L -- 1973 Spitfire 1500 FM3353U
>1962 TR4 CT288L -- 1959 TR3A TS41311L
>1951 Dodge Truck B-3-B-108
>
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