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Re: Alternators/TR4A

To: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>, adam wahler <adamw@a2a.com>
Subject: Re: Alternators/TR4A
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 06:29:48 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
At  9:04 AM 3/26/97 -0600, Gregory Petrolati wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, adam wahler wrote:
>
>> I added an alternator to my 1967 TR4A from a BMW 325. It worked, however,
>> since I am finishing a rebuild, I want to address the pulley/fan belt
>> dilemma.
>>
>> The original pulleys for the car are for 3/4" belts, while the alternator
>>pulley
>> is 3/8". While it works, I want to make it all consistant.
>>
>> Any alternator conversions you can recommend would be appreciated.


Ken Galanders of British Frame & Engine, located in Southern (Temple?)
California, sells a harmonic dampener kit for the TR 4 cylinder engine.
This kit was designed to allow you to rev the engine higher than 5,000 RPM
without breaking the crank.  The kit consists of a harmonic dampener and a
alloy fan belt for the water pump, and a new NARROW fan belt.

When I put one on my TR3 one of the things I had to do was place a narrow
pully on the generator.  This kit requires that you add an electric fan.

It would be a nice solution for a altenator conversion and make the car
more reliable if yu tend to rev high on occasion.

TeriAnn Wakeman            For personal mail, please start subject line
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