Re: pullleys and radiators

[Tony Brummett <brummett@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:55:12 -0500, Colin <csingleton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> help!  need to know what combination of pulleys i need for a 68 383 in a 65
> belv.  [power steering pump]

I just did the same kind of swap on my '64 Dodge last summer, but with
a 413 instead of a 383.  I probably did things the hard way, but here
it is anyway:

The big block federal pump has a longer pulley shaft than the poly's
pump, so they don't interchange.  The diameter of the shaft is also
larger, so you can't reuse the pulley either.  So, I ended up buying a
big block federal pump on ebay for something line $10 that had a
pulley.  Went to NAPA and got a new pump (that didn't come with a
pulley), swapped the pulley onto the new pump and returned the ebay
pump as the core.  I don't remember where off the top of my head, but
some place on the web had brackets for the pump.  I was able to re-use
the old high-pressure hose to the steering box.

> when i installed the poly radiator the bottom oulet is right inline with the
> oil filter, and there is not enough distance between the radiator and the
> water pump pulley to install the new clutch fan. arrrrrrrrrr!

I ended up getting a remote oil filter kit and an electric fan.

-- Tony  tony@xxxxxxxxxx
'64 Dodge 440
'65 Dart GT