In a pickle with pulleys

[Kov]

I'm in the process of converting my GZE into a GTE, and found today that the waterpump is an inch or two out of line with the other pulleys

Now I bought the engine without the supercharger so I assume that the waterpump was driven by that, but my pickle is that I can't just run a larger belt from the other pulleys because of the offset position of it?

anyone know what I mean? Do I need to fabricate a spacer of some sort to relocate the waterpump inline with the other pulleys and run a larger belt or what?

EDIT: Or can I run the pulley setup from my 4AFE / an NA 4AGE

[Lloyd]

Water pump should line up with the crank and an idler. I ended up just getting a ribbed idler from the wreckers that would fit in place of the smooth one and found a belt that would fit. Seemed the easiest option but you may think of something better

[slighty_sykotic]

The ilder is mounted to the supercharger bracket, so he is right, the easiest way would be to put the s/charger bracket back on, and replace the smooth ilder with a groved one so that the belt can run around it.

Or space out the water pump pulley, one idea made be to find a 3a motor that had a/c (maybe a ae85?) , as there water pumps had a double pully on them. The outer of the two of the pully should line up with the rest of the acces, then you can just get a big ass belt.

--Sykotic

[Kov]

and what do I use as a tensioner?

[slighty_sykotic]

ilder = tensionser.

Thats why you put the s/c braket back on, so that you have the tensioner in place, but if you are going to loop the belt around it, you will need to get ahold of a groved wheel to replace the smooth one.

--Sykotic

[Kov]

Oh I see, cheers