11-24-2014, 04:20 PM
That's a handsome chunk of cast iron! Very glad you're using it for real work.
re. the belt -- measure the pitch of the teeth of your timing belt and I'm sure you can match it up to a standard size and type from drive suppliers databases online.
I'm going to guess that "balata" is just a brand name. Timing belts tend to be standardized, and manufactured by many concerns.
I believe serpentine belts are usually what we call here poly-vee belts with the grooves running lengthwise, while timing belts have the crosswise teeth, as yours does. I'm guessing your driver pulley is a timing gear type.
Poly-vee belts do work well with flat belt pulleys in conversions -- probably better than timing belts but they each use a different style of driver pulley.
I have Lister type diesel that runs a generator head and uses poly-vee style belt.
re. the belt -- measure the pitch of the teeth of your timing belt and I'm sure you can match it up to a standard size and type from drive suppliers databases online.
I'm going to guess that "balata" is just a brand name. Timing belts tend to be standardized, and manufactured by many concerns.
I believe serpentine belts are usually what we call here poly-vee belts with the grooves running lengthwise, while timing belts have the crosswise teeth, as yours does. I'm guessing your driver pulley is a timing gear type.
Poly-vee belts do work well with flat belt pulleys in conversions -- probably better than timing belts but they each use a different style of driver pulley.
I have Lister type diesel that runs a generator head and uses poly-vee style belt.