X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net ([166.102.165.166] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 904716 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:44:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.102.165.166; envelope-from=montyr2157@alltel.net Received: from Thorstwin ([4.89.253.86]) by ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net with SMTP id <20051229044359.DEUE8731.ispmxmta05-srv.alltel.net@Thorstwin> for ; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:43:59 -0600 Message-ID: <000501c60c32$7c9c1620$56fd5904@Thorstwin> From: "Monty Roberts" To: Subject: alternate alternators Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:43:59 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C60C00.3123F050" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C60C00.3123F050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Years ago, a friend mounted an external oil pump in the distributor hole = on a 12A powered formula car. Then ran a lost spark crank triggered = ignition. The drive gear on the crank gave up after about an hour, running 75 PSI = of oil pressure. The distributor drive gear was about half gone. It is barely able to = turn the distributor for any length of time. The diameter is too large, = (surface speed too high) and contact area too small for any load at all. = A bronze gear on the distributor drive with a spray of oil would = probably=20 work. Lynn E. Hanover There goes my smarty pants idea of how to run my fuel pump :-(. Back to the stupid gilmer belt. Oh well; saves me the time and expense of re-inventing the wheel. nutts! Monty ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C60C00.3123F050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Years ago, a friend = mounted an=20 external oil pump in the distributor hole on a 12A powered formula car. = Then ran=20 a lost spark crank triggered ignition.
 
The drive gear on the = crank gave up=20 after about an hour, running 75 PSI of oil pressure.
The distributor drive = gear was about=20 half gone. It is barely able to turn the distributor for any length of = time. The=20 diameter is too large, (surface speed too high) and contact area too = small for=20 any load at all. A bronze gear on the distributor drive with a spray of = oil=20 would probably
work.
 
Lynn E. = Hanover
 
 
There goes my smarty pants idea of how = to run my=20 fuel pump :-(.
 
Back to the stupid gilmer = belt.
 
Oh well; saves me the time and expense = of=20 re-inventing the wheel.
 
nutts!
 
Monty
 
 
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