I get a lot of spam about "secret formulas" that they say makes your stuff larger - maybe you could rub some on the crankshaft pulley . . . .
MDN --- Joe Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > You are of course correct (by the same logic as on a water pump). > Again, > since the alternator is a follower and not the driving piece, the > reverse is > correct. > > However, since there is not likely an easily found pulley for the > Lucas > alternator, I will just have to live with what I have. > > Joe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Van Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Joe Curry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:27 PM > Subject: Re: Spitfire Water pump > > > > Joe, > > No No, in order to increase the RPM of the > > alternater you will have to decrease the size of it's > > pulley. Look at alternaters on todays cars, the > > pulley is about 2" in dia. Lets use an example, your > > traveling down a road in your LBC with 13" wheels at > > say 30MPH and right beside you is a tractor trailer > > traveling at the same speed with very large wheels. > > Whose wheels are turning faster?????? > > > > > > --- Joe Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh well, I guess if the alternator needs to spin > > > faster, I will have to make > > > its pulley larger. > > > > > > But it was a good thought while it lasted! :) > > > > > > Joe Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
