jbarila John Barilaro Red Sox Nation! (60 posts) Registered: 11/02/2007 08:29AM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Ford 302/5L |
Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
I would like to use a Ford racing short water pump for more clearance. What has the group used for pulleys?
I emailed Pete Mantell and he is looking for a price from his machine shop to fab some. I think the only problem will be finding a short (not deep dish) water pump pulley. The crank pulley can always be shimmed and alternators are easy to align. Any suggestions from the group? Thanks, JB |
rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
Hi John,
I'm using the Vintage Air Front Runner set up, but before I decided to go with that, I got a set of brackets & pulleys from a 302 T-Bird. (I actually still have the brackets, pulleys & timing cover. If you're interested in them, let me know & I'll shoot you some pics.) Rob |
ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1166 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
John,
Assuming you are going to use a "V"-belt drive in lieu of serpentine with the E351S Ford pump, pulleys are available at your local junk yard from 70's and 80's pickups, t-birds, etc . If your engine is a late model (4-bolt crank) 302, the crank pulley is 4-bolt (2-3/8" pilot) and the belt centreline is about 1"ahead of the harmonic balancer mounting surface. If you can't find a single sheave pulley get a 2 groove crank pulley and then the larger sheave can be lathed off - this will leave a 6-3/4” dia crank pulley – ( it was designed to run a ½” belt and if you use a 7/16” belt, the effective diameter is really about 6-1/4. The water pump pulley has a 1" belt centreline offset to the rear and effectively lines up with the crank pulley. - it is about 5-7/8" diameter. If this is your direction I can try to post a pic of a couple of pulleys. |
jbarila John Barilaro Red Sox Nation! (60 posts) Registered: 11/02/2007 08:29AM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Ford 302/5L |
Re: Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
Graham,
I like your approach.I have a later model 4 bolt crank. Would you please post the pictures? Thanks, JB |
ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1166 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1166 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Ford 302 short water pump pulleys
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