anyone with this setup?
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bloopbloob
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you eliminated your crank and water pump?
if you want any chance at an answer,... you really need to re-phrase that to be a little more clear.... just my 2c.
if you want any chance at an answer,... you really need to re-phrase that to be a little more clear.... just my 2c.
no...i have crank pulley, i have alternator, i have waterpump pulley, but elimated the a/c with the kit from ford racing to move the power steering pump up, (so i have power steering), and then the smog pump eliminator kit from ford racing (so pretty much a pulley on a bracket), so thats my serpentine setup n was wondering wat belt size to run, i tried the string thing but that didnt work cuz the belt i got was 2 long but barely so im not sure if i should go down an inch or 2 or something. anyone have something like it?
NKau
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If you have nothing to add that can help this guy, why even post? I think it's pretty obvious what he was getting at.....
To the OP, just run a piece of string where the serpentine belt should be routed, then measure it. You should be able to find a belt you need once you have that measurement. You'll want the belt to be a bit smaller so the tensioner can do it's job.
squeak93
15 Year Member
belts do stretch a tiny bit while under heavy acceration....cost me 2 40 dollar belts a long time ago before I caught on.....
NKau
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NKau
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To me, that would signal that the belt is either to big, or you have an alignment issue with the smog eliminator. How far do you have to push the tensioner back to get the belt on?
NKau
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How far did you have to move the tensioner to slip the belt on? Ideally, you would want the tensioner to probably be pulled back around half of it's travel (just a guess here) with the belt on. My car is in storage, so I have nothing to reference. Did you just install the smog elim. kit? Like I said, even with the belt being tight, it shouldn't run off the pulley if it's aligned properly.
NKau
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That should be just fine I would think. I'm guessing your tensioner alignment is what's causing the belt to run off; that or maybe it's just not out far enough. Try stacking and equal amount of washers under all mounting points of the tensioner, bolt it back down, and see what happens?
squeak93
15 Year Member
ooo and 1 more thing i think.... i drove her for the first time yesterday since rebuild and every once in a while she would shut off but i just had the clutch in 2 coast to the rest of my way to the corner...is that normal for a fresh motor... and also anyone got an idea how to set up the clutch?? i have a bbk clutch quadrant kit so its got the firewall adjuster...
Ditch the smog pump elim kit. It's really only used for certain supercharger setups that require an OEM belt routing.
Instead, change how the belt runs like this. Much simplier. Your setup would be the red belt...but the lenght is not correct. You will have to string it
Instead, change how the belt runs like this. Much simplier. Your setup would be the red belt...but the lenght is not correct. You will have to string it
I am running stock pulleys with the ford ac delete. You don't need that smog delete pulley. Just run the belt with out using the smog pulley. On my 88 car with no smog pulley and power steering moved up to where the ac is I used a 72.5 K6 belt. The belt was so tight to get on it took a couple people to pry it on. But it stretched after a couple mins.
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