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    Vbelt and Pulley Design

    Whose diesel? Most of the industrial's will handle 27 to 34 HP to the side, your 6.6 Pd is = to a 7" OD, JUST FOR SIMPLICTY 'S SAKE. A 7” B grove will pull 11hp with a tight belt, We always push the 5V since it will pull 16HP hand tight. Which reduces the side load on the engine. SBI...
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    Why no two-stroke diesel cars?

    Turbo's still require crank power!, the exhaust gas is pushed out of the cylinder by the piston, which is connected top the crank, this is where the pressure comes from. it just doe's it more efficiently. Diesels work fine in cars, it is the driver that wants to leave every stop sign like a...
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    lathe thread-cutting dial

    I have a lathe from the early 40s,and one from 52, they are from two co. one has 12 no. the other is 10, the rule is Odd number of thresds, you can lock in on any number, Even number only use the even numbers, 2,4,6 ect, has worked well for me for the last 35+ yrs. SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Info on Aluminum foundry starup.

    two places you can look for your help are afsinc.org = american foundry society inc, in Chicago nffs.org/main = non-ferius foundry sociaty and for the closest foundry to you try this neat website from the afs = http://www.toolingnet.org/AFS/ this is a casting source directory. There aer...
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    Info on Aluminum foundry starup.

    I have been in the Aluminum & brass foundry business for over 35 years, before you think you want to start one, you need to check with your states dept.(version of the EPA), you will need a permit to operate a foundry, partly due to the fact we vent smoke!, When we set up our current foundry...
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    Dredging to lay intake pipe into the sea

    Ask the Dredge manfactures lik e Thomas, Peacore or even the rige mfg's like ? mind block, they are in ?Des Moines Iowa SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    V-Belts (Pulley Design)

    Look in your Browning book, it is all in there to SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    From cast iron housings to aluminum

    # NOTE there is a small group of family owned no-ferius foundrys left in the USA (we are one) and we do pour 713, 35/27/5 74 br, It will air cure in 21 to 30 days from pour date. for small runs to short production it works well and machine very well SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Torque converter Placement?

    We have a OEM that is using the Chrysler 42LE auto in a utility app. and we need to reconfirm the proper placement of the converter inside the bell housing, we are looking for the true distance from the flex plate mating surface on the converter to the front of the bell housing in mm or inches...
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    Advise for a 17 year old

    Nebraska is the same way to, and it worked for me SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Looking for garden tactor junkyards.

    if you are lucky enough to live in a small city, sat under 50K , go make freinds with the local scrap yard, by offering to pay a bit above market value, they might save old lawn tractors brought in for you to look at & buy SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Appropriate use of washers in metallic joints

    areo ? from industrial engines and casting I was taught that a flat washer has two sides, if you look at it you will note on hte out side , one edge is sharp and square teh other is rounded. the rounded go toward the work peice the sharp square gos to the bolt head, lock washer or nut. this...
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    Bolt pattern

    that is just what wqe finnaly did SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Bolt pattern

    I am looking for a source for dimensions, cad prints, pdf, any source,for bolt pattern on the back of the Dodge,Chrysler 3.5 liter V6? I have a OEM that wants to use the 42LH transaxel in a off road utillity vehical, SBI Central Ne.,USA SBI Central Ne.,USA
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    Bolt pattern for a 3.5 L DCX emgine

    I am looking for a source for dimensions, cad prints, pdf, any source, I have a OEM that wants to use the 42LH transaxel in a off road utillity vehical, and want us to make the adapter to go between the transaxel and the small diesel they want to use. I have all the small v8 patterns for the...

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