A. You change the speed and B. you eleminate the friction of the V belt
in the pulleys. YES, IT IS A GILMER BELT DRIVE> and yes it is a cogged
belt drive.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Frye" <thefryes@iconn.net>
To: <WEmery7451@aol.com>; <mattspit@att.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: water pump speeds
> OK gang,
>
> Not wanting to sound like the novice most of you know I am, I re-read
Kas's
> post. Kas calls the pulley in question a Gilmer pulley, not a Gilmore...
>
> Tons of hits on a Gilmer pulley... ;-) Looks like a cogged pulley.
>
> OK, I'll bite. Why is this better? Because you do not have to run the belt
> as tight? Or is it because you can buy them in various sizes to change the
> water pump speed?
> Henry Frye - thefryes@iconn.net - TR4 #05
> http://members.iconn.net/~thefryes/race/raceintro.html
> "If it doesn't have four wheels, it isn't a sport!"
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