I've got p/s on my 312 and I plan to add air in the next couple of months.  I assume I'm going to need a 3-groove pulley to drive this set-up, but I'm not sure where to start looking for one.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.  Thank you, Ron.

Howdy,



I don't think you can get 3 groove pulleys but you can get 2 groove dampers and bolt a third pulley on it.



This is what I'm doing with the 292 that's going in my 55 F-600.











I won't be using the alt in the picture. That is a 55 AMP marine alternator (spare for my boat!) I'll be using a 100A 12si Delco alt with a double groove pulley.



I'll run 2 parallel belts over the A/C pump and ALT. The front belt will continue up over the fan drive which will be 5 inches or so above the water pump driving a clutch and 19" fan on it's own 1" shaft. The rear belt will go from the inner groove of the alt pulley back down to the rear groove of the damper.



The front belt on the gray pulley drives the water pump and PS pump.



The brackets shown are from Vintage Air. I am building my own bracket to support 2-bolt flange bearings that will support the "high-mounted" fan drive.





Cheers,





Rick





EDIT.....evidently Ford-Trucks doesn't allow posing links to "their pictures" even if you own them!! So I changed to my own link at Photobucket!

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I have a single grove damper and a 2 grove bolt on.

TC

You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.

TC - Austin, Texas

Ron;

I run AC and PS on my '56 Customline. I have a 3 groove crank pulley, but I'm only using 2 of the grooves. I have the altenator and AC compressor running off 1 belt and the power steering running off the other. You will need to spend some time making sure of your belt allignment. I think the AC/Alt bracket I got was from a company in Florida. It mounts the atlenator above the AC compressor.

Rono

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

I also have a single groove damper and an aluminum two groove bolt on pulley. Mike

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Nice to know that those are available!!

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Thanks for all the great information (and the pictures!) everyone.  I've got a "dual-groove" dampener on the car now, so I will start looking around for a single groove pulley I can bolt to it and I should have a solution.  Ron

Where did you find a two grove aluminum pulley? Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Here’s picture of a ’57 312 Mercury damper with three belt grooves (sheaves) integral with the damper.

 

Here’s also a couple of pics of the bolt on pulley that adds two more belts to the stock single belt damper.

 

 

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Chuck, a friend gave me the aluminum pulley along with a new damper. He is ill so I don't talk to him that often but when I do I'll find out where he got it. Looks just like the iron one Ted posted the picture of. Mike

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ