"Garfed up"... Another excellent technical term from Rob. 😁👍
@kelleysimonds59452 жыл бұрын
I love the friendly, info-packed, no bulls**t, clear and, concise style here.
@dmeemd77872 жыл бұрын
I'd of never thought of the air getting compressed in there, but it makes perfect sense! Brilliant, brilliant stuff!
@robwendland2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it brother!
@MrTheHillfolk2 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland I remember learning at Deutz engine training that they were able to get almost double the timing belt life by directing some cooling air to be routed into the timing cover. Same but different 😁
@robwendland2 жыл бұрын
@@MrTheHillfolk very smart stuff!
@jamesbarisitz47943 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed with the nonstop tips in this one. Years in shared for free. You make this niche corner of KZbin shine brother.
@SanjanaRanasingha3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Sure appreciate that man!!!
@jeffpickett97302 жыл бұрын
@@SanjanaRanasingha this guy is just a national treasure for drag racing. To think that he cut his teeth working under the brain trust of Austin Coil and Bernie Fedderly. That would be like if Biden were to cut his teeth working for George Washington, Kennedy, and Reagan…….Crazy!!
@janj0n3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I wouldn't have thought as much detail goes into this seemingly simple aspect. Thanks so much.
@mikeycurtis44463 жыл бұрын
Rob you are a true genius... I love these videos.. Hope to see you and big Terry back very soon... Rock on cam...
@donriedl34842 жыл бұрын
HI I have been a drag racing fan for 50 years and a big fan of your channel for the past year ! I really like all the information you present on each video . You ask what we want to see on your channel. I have learned something from each of your videos . I say do and film whatever you want to it is all great!!! THANKS for doing this .
@robwendland2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daun I sure appreciate the kind words and we will keep it coming!
@paulbaluch4393 жыл бұрын
That was a great belt class Rob thanks!!!
@bobroberts23713 жыл бұрын
One thing to add, speaking from engine timing belt experience. Always run the belt in the same direction. In operation, belt teeth get pulled in one direction and flipping the belt over will cause the teeth to be pulled in the other direction. This flexing can tear the tooth off the belt. This was a big problem with the old square tooth belts, could be less of an issue with round tooth belts but I'm not taking that chance.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Great advice. One thing I didn’t mention is I always put the belt on so that I can read it if I was sitting on the motor. That way it always gets put on the same direction but what a great point!
@bobroberts23713 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland said: " if I was sitting on the motor. " Cue pic of of Slim Pickens riding a atomic bomb. . . ..
@ScottCole-sb8fy11 ай бұрын
This guy is so informative and detailed in his videos. So much to know and learn. Very enjoyable to listen to him.
@claysmoker13 жыл бұрын
Very informative Rob. Thanks for all you do!
@jakeclark32982 жыл бұрын
Your the man. Thx for the videos. As a street rod guy drooling and wondering how the big dogs do it and u show us.
@-ScottyT-3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos. The no-nonsense approach and wealth of knowledge and experience are a joy to watch. Thank you very much!
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Sure appreciate the kind words brother!
@southjerseysound73403 жыл бұрын
When we ran those brackets on boats we had them engraved and it was a massive help. Belt walk was a big problem and adjusting them in a bilge was a nightmare. Granted we didn't spin them as hard as you guys but we'd spin them for days compared to a fuel car. So getting them to ride right was critical.
@marcwhite61553 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing the attention every aspect of a top fuel car needs. Was good seeing you again Rob.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
You too Mark!
@henryh30583 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob That domain Star Racer) you're listing has a re-direct in place to a app install prompt. Just making you aware so your customers aren't getting malware extensions installed thinking they're going to your trusted domain. Love the content. Keep safe.
@stanlucas6653 жыл бұрын
Damn, I had forgotten how goes into just the idler pulley and belt. Great insight and tutorial Rob. Keep putting out the awesome videos and info. It’s greatly appreciated.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it brother!
@MrMaxyield3 жыл бұрын
These videos are great. You're truly in YOUR OWN LANE...🔥😎
@motorpsycho4172 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos Rob! Great tech and advise for a young(ish) guy starting to run a nostalgia nitro fuel altered in the UK 😎
@dezertraider3 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT!STAY WELL ROB..I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH WENT IN TO BLOWER BELTS..
@vehdynam3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob , great information as always. Very much appreciated !
@TheChad1383 жыл бұрын
Look forward to your videos, always something to learn.
@hankschrader1492 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Rob! Loving every video you post! Btw I'm heading to Steve Gibbs Nitro Revival in November. and I'll be riding shotgun/road tripping with 2 GOATS of NHRA: Herm Petersen and former Top Fuel world champ Rob Bruins. Needless to say I'm gonna soak up every nitro story they have to tell, it's gonna be a helluva trip! Kuhl and Olson car will be fired up by Herm, John Wiebe car and another one not sure yet?
@DJ-yp4kc3 жыл бұрын
Very Cool Info..Thanks
@danoc513 жыл бұрын
I've never given much thought to a nitro-engine belt but I can see Rob has. Interesting stuff. I'm now looking at the blower snout (between the case and the belt) and am wondering what crazy stuff a crew chief needs to know about that.
@robertprice21083 жыл бұрын
Wow a lot more goes into just putting the belt on than i ever thought would. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe an God bless.
@compt3ck3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I was talking with a friend and he remembers you from back in the day. He used to build chassis and still fiddles around. You might remember him, Rick Esparza. He had only nice things to say and I told him about the youtube channel.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Rick is a great guy I met him through Bill Terrell.
@compt3ck3 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland Rick and his son are running a front engine dragster in southwest superchargers these days. Beautiful car he built and he took home a Wally a few weekends back.
@truegret77783 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to know whether making the toothed-idler with a convex shape from end-to-end. This is a trick often used to keep a flat belt tracking on a cylindrical pulley. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing your tricks.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Yeah we’ve ran those and it seems to work on the plastic belts OK but it tries to deformed the tooth by pressing against it.
@jamesf26563 жыл бұрын
Rob had a lot of coffee before shooting this one. Great vid!
@davelowets2 жыл бұрын
With those belts transferring 800+ h.p. from the crankshaft to the blower pully, its amazing that the stuff even lasts as long as it does.
@robwendland2 жыл бұрын
It is the buffer as well or the damper between the madness!
@davelowets2 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland I can totally understand that. 👌
@demaurospeed3 жыл бұрын
Another good one Rob. Im headed to the shop now to check on my blower idler setup now.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!
@redwingsfan11173 жыл бұрын
Very informative! BTW it was a pleasure to talk with you for a bit at the Indy race, even if we didn't get to see any cars run Saturday! You are a class act.
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Sure appreciate that brother! Good to see you!
@mikeznel60483 жыл бұрын
Man, you have the coolest job.
@DragsterJeffCrider3 жыл бұрын
So much great info. Thanks for all your vids.
@johnnym13203 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff Rob! Keep them coming 👍
@arivo90622 жыл бұрын
Man. You need to film it in action for us, even better if it has slowmotion to it
@ronhodgkinson76832 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, where are you. Are you with a team or have you been busy. Hope this comment finds you well. Some of us older guys have wondered about you. We miss your work and lessons.
@robwendland2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it brother! Dealing with some cancer stuff but on the repair. Couldn’t talk fir a while….
@michaelisola63282 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob , can’t get this kind of info anywhere else !
@danielsmith-ze3wy3 жыл бұрын
All right thanks for the video
@shelbywendland54603 жыл бұрын
More video ideas: Always heard that you can smack a drop of nitro with a hammer and it will explode, and explain reverser operation!
@brettr3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video. Cheers 🇦🇺
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
@PaulSongas2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob. Hope you see this- For some reason (racer brain I guess) this video popped into mind when I saw Bill Millers’s car back on track this weekend. If I remember right, he helped Goodyear when they came out with a blower belt for top fuel cars that had a V pattern in the teeth instead of straight across. Pretty sure Mike Klober jumped on board running it also. It was supposed to be the next big thing, but seemed to disappear almost as fast as it came in. Any particular reason???
@RandomAuto123 жыл бұрын
Makes me think about normal auto work and assessing all the belts crazy how that works
@gregschultz20293 жыл бұрын
Thank You !!!
@MaDuceRules3 жыл бұрын
Another great video!!!
@Jay-pm1sh3 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed- your last two videos were really well done. Put my vote down as well for a reverser video one of these days- also curious how you balance that motor's power output front to back
@robertreynolds67252 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm very interesting 🤔 great vid rob thnx.
@henrykenuam24003 жыл бұрын
Yes. Awesome stuff!!!
@craigbowers40473 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, time permitting you could do a fuel school for people trying to get into the sport as a crew member. I hope Terry will make a race soon. Are the bearings ceramic? I've seen some radius tooth belt pulleys modified, kind of looked like a #1 center drill was used to machine a small groove along the root, for other types of racing to get air and debris out from under the belt. Cool video, thanks.
@davidsmithson92363 жыл бұрын
This will come in handy.
@andyb97673 жыл бұрын
That's great thanks Rob
@larryparrish47423 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks
@scottmaguire25603 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Neat stuff no one thinks of. Glad i saw u and subscibed
@brianiswrong3 жыл бұрын
I always thought the belt was changed out for a new one every run (ie you got you some belt manufactor sponsorship).
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
A lot of the times they are just depending on budgets. But the star racer belt has changed the game.
@TomChame3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, thanks.
@jeffpickett97302 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, unrelated question, when Leah Pruitt broke in half a year or two ago does NHRA conduct an investigation on the car to try to ascertain what exactly happened? Where the failure came from ? If so I’m sure it’s a team of people. Is it a collection of crew/car chiefs or is it is it an outside team of guys that no longer or never competed at that level?
@erichuff35723 жыл бұрын
Great video sir . Are you going to be at illinois this weekend? September 25th ? Nhra.
@frankensteincreations47404 ай бұрын
I know this is strictly top fuel stuff… but did the guys as star racer ever say anything like “our belts like more tension”? Only reason I’m asking is, I just put one on my 565 and set it up like my old rubber/nylon belt was slack wise. Now when I whack the throttle, you can see the “slack” side of the belt rise up off the blower pulley. Basically trying to jump teeth… Wondering if I need to run it a little tighter, or will it hurt anything. I definitely don’t want to stress the crank or blower snout…
@robwendland4 ай бұрын
Definitely run it a little tighter. Jumping a tooth is the kiss of death! Doubles the working tinsel strength and will break the belt.
@WireWeHere2 жыл бұрын
Pretty good chance your sanding belt is slipping on the roller since belts like to climb to the high side when they have grip and are able to flex across the width as in a crowned roller's ability to self centered. Cogged belts usually have a fair amount of grip in the travel direction. Does the heavy pull cause them to slide across the width? Interesting stuff.
@scotttipps81553 жыл бұрын
Who cuts your pulleys Rob? I have to make my own and cut them on a gear hobber since nobody seems to know how to cut large diameter pulleys. As you know the geometry and tooth shape changes slightly when the belt wraps around different diameter pulleys. Synchronous timing belts, difficult boogers to work with ha ha. Great videos as always!!!!!
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Rich Schendel makes pulleys and does it the same way as you. We have noticed that we have to cut the profile a little deeper on bigger diameters. Where are you located?
@scotttipps81553 жыл бұрын
Out in Lubbock Texas. Middle of nowhere bud.
@konkon77672 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland Hi Rob, great, informative video. I was wondering if you, or anyone else ever considered using Pulleys with a Concave, or Convex Pattern to help with Belt Wander? I machined a 1° taper on the upper pulley from both ends on a worn out belt sander. The belts ran true after that. (The belts had been sliding off into the cover, and just never tracked straight.) Your guy could program in a Tool Path of a Slight Arc negative, or positive while the pulley is held on an Arbor in a Indexing Head, or a Trunnion on the table of the CNC Mill. Might be worth a shot.
@billclark59433 жыл бұрын
The devils in the details
@BigDogRidgeback2 жыл бұрын
Hello Rob i have a question about cleaning the belts. Do you recommend WASHING the belts with soap and water?
@keenankelley1872 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@ejlivesey99003 жыл бұрын
Some one is super hyped up over belts and idlers
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Nailed it!
@brianwiniarski44903 жыл бұрын
Great video! thanks for posting. When is a dmpe/that style idler system needed vs the old school single bolt style?
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
I guess it depends on how much overdrive and RPM the engine is running but definitely any alcohol version with a roots style blower and up.
@JesusisJesus3 жыл бұрын
Rob is clearly a Black Belt.
@ipanzerschrecku4732 Жыл бұрын
I don't want to poo poo the design but why is the track straight instead of being curved/convex so you're getting the mechanical advantage and stiffness, have you also considered making the teeth on the pully itself an involute cut? Maybe they are hard to tell but the advantage is that there's only one constant flow contact point throughout the tooth engagement. Finally if you get the sprocket but with EDM you can get the exact profile to match belt and sprocket engagement and not have excess belt strain. Small relief holes could be added so to not trap air and cause vibration.
@bcbloc023 жыл бұрын
I assume it has been tried but would placing idlers to get more wrap on the pullies improve life any?
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
Yes depending on how small the pulley is and how far away the idle is from the centerline of the motor.
@Bradley_Clark2 жыл бұрын
Thumbed
@rtz5493 жыл бұрын
Who makes plastic belts so I can read up on them?
@ParadigmUnkn0wn2 жыл бұрын
Is this guy retiring? Diagnosed with a terminal illness? I'm shocked to see such detailed "tricks of the trade" shared freely.
@RedHillsRancher3 жыл бұрын
Did my sticker make it down the track?
@robertwagner85963 жыл бұрын
might better start it!...
@SanjanaRanasingha3 жыл бұрын
Have you not monetized your channel yet sir? I may suggest you please do
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
?
@bobroberts23713 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland Allow ads to be placed in the vid then you get some small amount of $ for each view / like / subscriber. It takes a while to get more than a dollar or two a month but eventually it builds up.
@brucemorris63193 жыл бұрын
How about some English captioning.
@billclark59433 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, Does the 1440 long 8mm come in a 2" wide version or can a 3" be cut down? I want to bring the blower back an inch and narrow the the drive up on my little buggy kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2SrhmyiaMllpLM She doesn't make enough steam to need all that belt anyway
@robwendland3 жыл бұрын
I can have one cut down for sure. Email me
@bobroberts23713 жыл бұрын
Bill, belts like this are made in a large band and are cut to width. I've worked with many toothed belts in industry and they are frequently cut to order since there are so many variations.
@billclark59433 жыл бұрын
@@robwendland thanks Rob.
@billclark59433 жыл бұрын
@@bobroberts2371 thanks for the input Bob. I was aware they are cut to size just wasn't sure how wide of a market Rob is targeting as 2" wide is not standard for max effort stuff with the exception of a few centrifigal set ups.