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Re: [FOT] Water Pump

To: vintage.racer@comcast.net, fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [FOT] Water Pump
From: N197TR4@cs.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:50:10 EDT
I sketched a modification to the existing pulley to change it to a flange.

Then I gave it and the pully to a machinist and had him turn me an alloy 
pully that attaches to the resulting flange.

$35 or so dollars about 14 years ago.
> Hello:
> 
> Thanks to all of you that responded to my question regarding the TR4 water
> pump pulley.  Seems aluminum pulleys are pretty hard to find, especially as 
> a
> stand alone product.  I did find one supplier who had one but only they are
> only available as part of a kit which includes the alternator and crank
> pulleys.  With your help I have two solutions to my damaged pulley:
> 
> 1.  Bore, sleeve and machine the existing aluminum pulley which costs much
> less than having to buy a whole pulley kit (I already have the alternator 
> and
> crank aluminum
>      pulleys).
> 
> 2.  A GT6 pulley uses the same thinner fan belt as the aluminum pulley but
> requires some modification to fit the standard TR4 water pump.  However, it
> should be more
>      durable than the aluminum pulley.  I found a stock GT6 pulley for $10.
> 
> I've decided to do both and use the modified GT6 pulley as a backup.
> 
> Gary



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