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85 serpentine belt

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  • Start date Start date Mar 8, 2009

superdavestrate

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removed a\c of my 85 stang and got a belt for a\c delete. problem is the belts rub together on the water pump and the belt barely fits on the pulleys as it is so I can't get a shorter belt. I still have smog pump on it and tensioner when tight presses belts together the belt diagram says it should work but it doesn't whats the problem
 
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You said you removed the A/C compressor but didn't say anything about moving the power steering pump to where A/C compressor was. Did you do that or no?
 

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Either 1) your power steering is in the stock (meaning stock with A/C) location, or 2) your belt routing is off.
 
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