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RE: Vintage class blower

To: "Dale Krumheuer" <dmirror3@yahoo.com>,
Subject: RE: Vintage class blower
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:27:39 -0600
Dale;



Yes, one certainly wouldn't use a multiple V- belt drive these days
unless the rule book said it was necessary.



Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ





-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Krumheuer [mailto:dmirror3@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:19 AM
To: Albaugh, Neil; Mobley-Anderson; LSR
Subject: RE: Vintage class blower



Actually tried seperate idler pulleys to keep the tension, to some
success. So, yes, the individual pulleys would work but it added more
parts and labor.
Yet, with the advent of wide-cogged belts, the double and triple belt
drives went the way of the dinosaur. Much to the dismay of the local
parts store...we would walk into the store and buy 25 belts at a time,
trying to find 2 or 3 that were the same length.


"Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com> wrote:

Dale;

If you ran separate idler pulleys, it seems like you wouldn't need to
have exactly the same dimension belts. I haven't tried this but it seems
logical-- maybe someone else has tried individual idlers?

Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.t! eam.net] On Behalf Of Dale Krumheuer
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:07 AM
To: Mobley-Anderson; LSR
Subject: Re: Vintage class blower

Aron, your choice of cog belt is a wise decision. Back in the 60/70's
we used v belts, 2 or 3 at a time to run blowers. The challenge was
finding belts that were of identical dimensions. More trouble than you
can imagine.
I didn't see a reference to vintage transmission either.
Dale Krumheuer
Cleveland Ohio




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