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Old 10-14-2013, 02:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
RobertISaar
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
Is there a way to do a pulley clutch? Like an A/C or hydraulic fan, but instead of the clutch forcing it off of the drive belt, it would just change over to a different size pully. Then at idle speeds, you can have 2:1 or 3:1and at higher speeds it will "clutch" to 1:1.

I guess that wouldn't really possible, since it would change the size of the belt needed to function properly.
not only the size of the belt, but also the angle at which it would run. serpentine belts don't like being run like that at all.
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