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Old 11-26-2014, 06:22 PM   #14
The Radium King
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like a bike - easier to pedal when on the smaller gear. a smaller drive pulley reduces parasitic load on the engine (does't work as hard to turn water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor and alternator, but the consequence is that they do not turn as fast as a result).
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