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01-19-2011 12:15 PM #1
krazy (sbc) serpentine belt question???????
I was wondering in how Long would my serpentine belt would Last
if I use the belt tensioner wheel, as a pulley?
I know the pulley doesnt have grooves, but ive seen it done."If it dosen't run, chrome it"
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01-19-2011 12:37 PM #2
Why? you can buy a dead pulley from GM....the smooth tensioner is designed to run on the back side of the belt...as you probably already know.
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01-19-2011 12:44 PM #3
That's shown on your water pump, right? My concern would be the loss of driving friction - the mating grooves give about 2x or more surface area, and with a smooth tensioner type pulley you're going to be using about 1/10th of the belt surface, just riding the tips of the grooves on the smooth pulley. I would find a grooved pulley.Roger
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01-19-2011 12:57 PM #4
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01-19-2011 04:26 PM #5
you can find the A/C delete pulleys in the GMPP catalog...the bracket may
not fit a cuss fire but the pulley should if you fabricate the bracket.
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01-19-2011 07:01 PM #6
I found acouple of video's of people using the belt tensioner as a pulley. Here is one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqZynF03MgLast edited by 40 chevy shawty; 01-20-2011 at 07:49 AM.
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