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Mark Todorovich
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1953 lower pulley

#1 Post by Mark Todorovich »

What a resource this group is. With your help I have specked and found the correct generator for my 53,two piece case engine.
I now need the lower pulley , mine is an aluminum after market. I need help in finding an original in the correct slinger style. Thanks,
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Re: 1953 lower pulley

#2 Post by James Davies »

Hi Mark, these have been reproduced.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... id=1400128

The one pictured would have been painted black for 1952 (as would have been the upper pulley). Both nuts cad-plated.

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#3 Post by Donald Zingg »

This fellow has been selling a nice cast steel repro for 4-5 years - - - -
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... id=1400128

James can probably tell you if the pulleys on your car were originally painted black, or electroplated finished - - -

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#4 Post by Donald Zingg »

Well - -
there you go ;)

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#5 Post by James Davies »

Ha!

We are on the same page Don.

Yeah, Porsche started cad-plating the upper and lower pulleys sometime between mid-April and mid-May 1953. Before that, black paint.

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#6 Post by James Davies »

Btw, has anyone ever seen a version of this pulley without the reverse threading on the outer part acting as oil slinger back into the case? I have an NOS one like this. No threading, Porsche part. Not sure how it would be used on a 2-piece case engine. Perhaps with a seal of some sort?

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Re: 1953 lower pulley

#7 Post by Vic Skirmants »

James; I think that pulley is for an early 3-piece case industrial engine.

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#8 Post by James Davies »

Interesting Vic. I thought those industrial engine pulleys had a bit larger diameter and a 546.xx.xxx part number. Mine has a tag attached with part number 356.02.102.1. It has the normal 170.5mm diameter used on all the 2-piece case engines except for the 1100. Odd.

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