water pump fan belt

Truett's last name was Cathy, not Kathy, my mistake.
CORDiallyMike

Truett Kathy owned Chick-Fil-A and used to go on the Hoosier Tour. His son runs the business now and I thought that might be you.
CORDiallyMike

Good Morning Mike,
I don't know a Truett or Truett Duke. My family is from Richmond and Varina Virginia back to the Civil War. All records before that were lost in the war and we have not been able to learn more. What is Truitt's background and location?

Regards,

George

Hi George, are you relation to Truett.
CORDiallyMike

Depending on how it was treated in the past , they can be a problem to get to move . May need to disassemble and cleanup and straighten. I actually Weld nuts that’s fits a punch on each part to get a good adjustment point

Thanks so much guys. I have seen centrifugal clutch's that work on that principle but are activated by increasing RPM's. Never thought about it being applied here. There's nothing like a club to help keep old cars running!

George

There are 2 (or 3) slots on the pulley with bolts/studs. (I've seen both) loosen the bolts, but do not remove.
One portion is fixed to the Water pump shaft.
The other part can 'slide' to tighten the gap of the "V" , re-tighten the bolts.
**Your belt may be worn/stretched, and the adjustment may already be as tight (travel in the slots) as it can go, so you might need a new belt.

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Could also mean time for waterpump bearings and maybe seals

Not sure about your year but Cord and later Auburn’s the water pump pulley squeezes together to raise the belt. Have to loosen a couple nuts and rotate the pulley sides in opposite directions.

I have a '32 Auburn 160 A and it has a v belt on it and I am embarrassed to say I can't find a way to adjust it. Should the belt be a link belt instead?

George