[SEL] round belting for water pump

[Arnie Fero]

Bill,

McMaster-Carr offers a lot of choices in round belting,
both in terms of size and material.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#round-belts/=gw46s7

See ya,  Arnie

On Fri, March 30, 2012 3:46 pm, bill boyce wrote:
> i;m looking for some round belting info,,,, there is a 7 inch dia. by 1/2
> inch round belt grove cast into the inside hub of one of the flywheels on
> my stover 22, from which i plan to drive a water pump . i;ve never used
> round belting, so i need some guidance here..... what is the best material
> for this application ? how do you splice it ?  where can i buy it by the
> foot ? i plan on using a gear pump that has 3/4 inch pipe thread inlet and
> outlet, with a 5/8 inch shaft,,, how small of a pulley can be used with
> the 1/2 inch belt ? will the 7 inch drive turn the 2 or 3 inch driven
> pulley fast enough to move enough water to cool the engine? its a
> throttler that gets pretty warm, but only runs at about 80 or 90 rpm , so
> thats going to turn the pump only about 200 or so rpm,,,i dont have any
> stats on the pump output,,,,,,,,,
> any ideas will be appreciated,,
> bill boyce
> lost prairie, arkansas