You might get lucky, I did once. As a teenager we'd race our cars at the
local racetrack on the quarter-mile. One night a week, anyone could
challenge anyone else to a race. I peeled out in my '56 Chevy and when I
went to shift into 2nd gear the carb linkage broke and the engine went
past redline before I could shut it down.
When I popped the hood I saw the alternator pulley had sprayed out all
the metal tines flat out extended (the jagged metal pieces on the pulley
that provide airflow into the alternator). The fanbelt also
disintegrated. Other than that, my 327 engine survived.
Fred - So.SF
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> Subject: Re: Alternator stuff... AGAIN!
> Author: "Paul" <9laser3@bright.net>
> Date: 6/9/2000 12:16 PM
>
> And then when you hit 6000 RPMs, listen for the explosion of parts
> under the hood! Alternators are one of the items that severely limit
> how fast a motor is red lined at (water pumps rank right up there
> too.). It isn't a problem any way, since once the motor is revved
> over 2500 - 3000 RPMs, the alternator will continue to charge at lower
> RPMs. It just takes that initial blip to get it started.
>
> Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian St. Jacques <brian@varatouch.com>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Alternator stuff... AGAIN!
>
>>If your alternator is not starting to put anything out until 3000 RPM,
>>wouldn't it be possible to play with the pulley sizes to get it
> spinning >faster?
>>
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