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Old 03-10-2010, 05:00 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nerys View Post
also is it not the wrong size? (I have never seen an AC clutch as tiny as my alternator pully so the alt would be spinning at the wrong speed? ie a lot slower than normal.
If it's slightly larger (10%-20%), then it'll be an underpulley when engaged. Just make sure that your voltage won't be below 14V in the low rpm range that hypermilers stay in. Maybe replacing the pulley on the engine side with a larger one would help?

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