- 1. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Henry Frye <henry@henryfrye.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:55:19 -0500
- At 07:45 PM 03/25/2005 -0800, Bill Babcock wrote: It would be a very worthwhile endeavor to get a smaller crankshaft pulley or a larger waterpump pulley. We probably need about 60-70 percent of the p
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00371.html (8,852 bytes)
- 2. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:15:28 +0100
- To prevent cavitating coolant from the waterpump I raised the system pressure up to 10.5 PSI. That help's a lot. To prevent overheating of the #4 cylinder you can use the water outlet of the heater a
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00372.html (9,464 bytes)
- 3. RE: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:22:47 -0800
- I thought about that, it's why I think it will take some testing. I suspect that at higher RPM the pump isn't increasing pressure linearly, there's such a big range of RPM that it operates over. Ther
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00374.html (10,455 bytes)
- 4. RE: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:57:33 -0800
- Yeah, Peyote is plumbed that way, and it might help. I run 16 pounds of system pressure, but I have a non-standard cooling system. As I recall, someone said they put a pressure gauge on the block and
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00375.html (11,498 bytes)
- 5. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:01:10 -0600
- I made my current pulley by turning down a big (approx. 4 or 5 inch diameter) chunk of steel. It took forever. It would be much simpler to machine a hub and bolt an off-the-shelf pulley and harmonic
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00376.html (10,848 bytes)
- 6. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:39:03 EST
- << As I recall, someone said they put a pressure gauge on the block and it was as high as 50 pounds. I don't understand exactly how that happens since the radiator and cap are on the outlet of the pu
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00378.html (9,346 bytes)
- 7. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:10:31 -0800
- Hey Bill, just a little hydronic knowledge. If a pump creates pressure on the outlet side(block), it would have a lower pressure on the suction side(radiator). If this didn't happen you'd always be c
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00379.html (13,285 bytes)
- 8. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Fubog1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:51:39 EST
- If a pump creates pressure on the outlet side(block), it would have a lower pressure on the suction side(radiator). In my Spitwad I have a warning light system that comes on if I loose coolant pressu
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00380.html (8,893 bytes)
- 9. RE: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Henry Frye <henry@henryfrye.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:21:49 -0500
- At 06:22 AM 03/26/2005 -0800, Bill Babcock wrote: I thought about that, it's why I think it will take some testing. I suspect that at higher RPM the pump isn't increasing pressure linearly, there's s
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00386.html (10,026 bytes)
- 10. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: "kas kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:27:36 -0800
- Glad to see so many folks paying attention to the block pressure issue. Pays suspect such I run one of Ken's super-duper water pumps, it's last years impeller design, and I have done some mods to the
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00387.html (10,094 bytes)
- 11. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Henry Frye <henry@henryfrye.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:10:11 -0500
- I'm hard headed, so it took a while for Kramer to convince me not to run more than a 7 psi cap. Inquiring minds want to know... Why Bob? With separate liners that protrude above the block deck, our
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00391.html (10,066 bytes)
- 12. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:41:49 -0600
- I've never had anything but a stock radiator, and I wouldn't trust them at higher pressures. I have been running pretty standard stuff, Hepolite pistons, and have not had any #4 problems. I have alwa
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00392.html (11,679 bytes)
- 13. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:25:26 +0200
- I don't have #4 overheating and I agree with the stock radiator won't stand pressures above 5PSI for a long time. I changed the radiator to a model of a cheap german sports car and have plenty of coo
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00393.html (12,862 bytes)
- 14. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Chuck Arnold <chuck.arnold@oracle.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:13:41 -0800
- To customize the water pump, crank and alternator I used components from Jones Racing Products. Nice web site even if you do not buy. http://www.jonesracingproducts.com/pul.html They were willing to
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00397.html (12,401 bytes)
- 15. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Janzen" <s.janzen@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:21:24 -0500
- Don't know about adaptability to a TR4 since I have GT6 but I bought some very nice round tooth belt drive pulleys, hubs etc from Jones Racing Products. (JonesRacingProducts.com). They had an expandi
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00398.html (12,389 bytes)
- 16. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Boruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:50:03 GMT
- Not sure what problems anyone else has had, but the one time I was running a Tstat, I had head gasket leaking coolant into the lifter valley. Since then I have also added copper wire to the head gask
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00402.html (9,762 bytes)
- 17. Re: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:04:59 -0600
- I'd be careful with the neck on the t-stat housing. That's in the area of high pressure before the restriction lowering pressure for the radiator. What we found is that we'd overpower any radiator ca
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00420.html (11,003 bytes)
- 18. RE: FOT Project Pulley (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:14:55 -0800
- Hmmm. Mine is plumbed kind of oddly--after the resrictor and before the radiator, with the line going both to the expansion tank and the rear plug on the head. I guess that's what youre talking about
- /html/spridgets/2005-03/msg00421.html (10,410 bytes)
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