Are you anywhere near the parts store? If so you CAN drive a very short distance without a belt...i drove about a mile on mine and it didn't over heat. Other than that your best bet is to probably just measure the belt path with either a tailor's measuring tape (the soft flexible kind) or run a string around the belt path all the way around untill it reaches the other end, then measure the string and take that measurement to the parts store, buy 2-3 belts in sizes around that measurement and then use the one that best fits and return the others.
when i had mine on my car, with a/c delete.. just to run the crank, water pump and the alternator, it was either a 60.5 or a 70.5... I really think it was a 60.5. The string method is really the best way to find out. the tensionor will eat up 2-3 inches if its too long.
when i had mine on my car, with a/c delete.. just to run the crank, water pump and the alternator, it was either a 60.5 or a 70.5... I really think it was a 60.5. The string method is really the best way to find out. the tensionor will eat up 2-3 inches if its too long.
When i do the string i pry the tensioner all the way down so i know the string isn't slacked and that helps to compensate for belt stretch.
The first time i did this, i bought a belt that fit fine when i put it on and a few days later it was loose and my tensioner was maxed out and i had to buy a new belt.
Also pay real close attention that you get the belt path right if you're using the FMS AC eliminator kit. There's 2 ways to run the belt that seems like it'll work but one way the belt will eventually rub itself.
i dont know the exact size but after taking the s/c off i needed a shorter belt and went through 2 differant sizes at auto zone b4 finding the one i needed laying around my own garage.. heres a pic i had to push the Alt; further away to make it work this summer im either taking the A/c out or buying the right belt
I have always used the masking tape method. Same as the string method mentioned above, but i started that when i heard that when using the string, it goes in the grooves of the pulleys and can be about 1/2" off of your measurement..
I have always used the masking tape method. Same as the string method mentioned above, but i started that when i heard that when using the string, it goes in the grooves of the pulleys and can be about 1/2" off of your measurement..
Yeah that's true....i'd say you're right the tape would probably be a closer measurement. I've even cut the old belt since it was getting trashed and was too long, and then measure the belt itself since it's already in the grooves.
Yeah that's true....i'd say you're right the tape would probably be a closer measurement. I've even cut the old belt since it was getting trashed and was too long, and then measure the belt itself since it's already in the grooves.
I will say though, unless your car is a show queen or something, get a marker and write the belt size somewhere inconspicuous in your engine bay, that way the next time you need a short belt, you've got the info right there, because the print will wear off the belt.