George wrote: snipped > So it looks like the only way to put a generator in there is to pull > the engine first. Perhaps this is not as big a problem as it seems to > me?
You are talking a fair bit of work there George. Also, don't forget, that it's not fit and forget it will still need servicing and possible repair. Without knowing the size of the space that you are talking it is difficult to appreciate whether servicing and reapir would be feasible in the under-deck area that you mention. Your TP option would use less room but you would still need a larger pulley fitted to the engine in all probability and there may be complications with the number and sizes of existing drives hanging on the front of the engine. This is why the poly-vee belt method driving several ancilliaries is the best solution in that case. There is a limit to the front crankshaft nose overhang and side loading that each manufacturer will allow for their engines and so it is not possible to keep bolting on more and more pulleys for vee-belt drives. Roger
