Belt tensioner setup 1992 fox body

Put the stock one on and if the belt is the wrong size, get on that is longer or shorter accordingly.

http://www.gatesracing.com/assets/GatesRacing/files/428-3291 RPM Belt Dimension List LORES.pdf

Use a stretch belt. Note, this is not the correct size, it's just an example: LINK It stretches under load to maintain proper tension. Therefore, you don't have to worry about the tensioner doing its job.


Now, if you want to ditch the tensioner and go with an alternator bracket with adjustment rod, then I'm not sure how you'd do so without a non-reverse direction water pump. Without anything on the opposite side of the waterpump from the alternator, you don't need it to reverse rotate.

That last picture would need a different water pump and pulley from the original. In that picture the water pump would spin backwards. The water pump would also need a grooved pulley.

You need to do some jy hunting to find a 6 ribbed water pump pulley and order a standard rotation water pump. This may also require you to change the timing cover also. The gasket is usually just a circle hole so may not need the timing cover. After that all your need is this...



You want a 1984 lincoln town car 5.0 water pump...according to this....



...and a 6 rib alternator pulley.

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To clarify, the stock fox waterpump is reverse rotation. You need standard rotation.