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If you go to Autozone and ask for an idler pulley they'll sell you one that's smooth with edges on it like the original
Whenever I buy a tensioner I get them to let me swap the edged pulley for the smooth one. They don't sell a tensioner with the proper pulley.
This pulley is the reason a bunch of folks loose belts at high rpm. The belt tightens and walks off at the tensioner.
See...I'm good for sumtin ...
Whenever I buy a tensioner I get them to let me swap the edged pulley for the smooth one. They don't sell a tensioner with the proper pulley.
This pulley is the reason a bunch of folks loose belts at high rpm. The belt tightens and walks off at the tensioner.
See...I'm good for sumtin ...
What's the deal with the crank pulley? Is that just an OE pulley with a 36-1 wheel tacked on?
Yes oe from a bronco slightly larger than the stock pulley. I did it this way because my balancer is fluid filled.... can't machine that one.
Soo for the next few days I am in class with EPRI to get my cert to teach instrumentation....
Anywho this morning I snapped this pic, opinions please.
Will the belt contact the ac pulley enough in this configuration once I have it back on the car?
Anywho this morning I snapped this pic, opinions please.
Will the belt contact the ac pulley enough in this configuration once I have it back on the car?
I’m not for sure-but it looks like (in the pic.) when the ac clutch engages-the belt would slip.
I can always add another idler if needed between the ac and ps pump.
I think I'm gonna run with it to get her up and going.
The a/c does not have enough load to cause belt slip. There will always be a bit of slip on gear changes as the mass of the blower rotors wants to keep going at peak rpm when the engine drops down in rpm due to the gear change. The slip is very momentary, a fraction of a second or so.
Whoa!! There is a Sasquatch after all, and he's messing with your engine Steve.....
Wait,.......
Is that your hairy arm Steve?.....Do you have to shave your hands?
Never mind.
Ditch the spring tensioner completely and put a manual tensioner wherebyour hand is and fire it up
I like that belt path better BTW, and I'd try to put that idler as far inboard and as low as I could get it to create the tightest wrap around the crank possible.
Dear God my head hurts..... trying to get certified to give part b instrumentation exams.... My head hurts....
I wish my training director would have said "hey they are going to come in and test the living
I would have made time to review the bench instruments I haven't seen in 2 years.
It's ok I have 600 pages of review documents I have read over the last 2 nights.... just a short refresher....
I wish my training director would have said "hey they are going to come in and test the living
I would have made time to review the bench instruments I haven't seen in 2 years.
It's ok I have 600 pages of review documents I have read over the last 2 nights.... just a short refresher....
IT'S ALIVE!!
The monstrosity has officially breathed life. On the first turn of the key. It sounds like I may have 2 dead cylinders so I'm going to need to check my coil wire routing and stuff....
I may have a bad coil... would not surprise me they are out of a junk yard.
The monstrosity has officially breathed life. On the first turn of the key. It sounds like I may have 2 dead cylinders so I'm going to need to check my coil wire routing and stuff....
I may have a bad coil... would not surprise me they are out of a junk yard.