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Underdrive Pulleys & Belt Question (searched)

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Just inspected the range on the tensioner. It is pretty much at the end. I'll go ahead and pick up a 1" smaller belt and try it out. It should work out just fine.
 

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They might have had manual adjusting tensioner's before 1987 but I wouldn't know. I have only owned my current car, a 1990 and a 1993.

Have you tried replacing your ground wires with bigger gauge wire to help with your charging issues?
 
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Okay - went to Advance, got a 89.5" belt (Drive Rite 895K6, prt # 5060895DR) instead of the stock (w/ factory A/C) belt which is 90.5".

Swapped alternator pulley back for stock and put on the 1" smaller belt. PERFECT! The auto-tensioner range shows it is about mid-way, so it is fine.

With the stock pulley on, gauge inside shows voltage much higher - even with A/C on high, lights and fog lights on, interior lights on at idle, it still has a higher reading than the underdrive alt. pulley did with nothing on, just idling.

Now if only I had just bought an even smaller belt, that pesky smog pump....oh well, thanks for the input guys.
 
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Regarding the belt tensioner,I noticed on my 89 that if you remove the belt and loosen the tensioner mounting bolt a little it will move up and down a bit,so positioning it down as far as it goes and tightening the mounting bolt can give you a little more tension on the belt if it`s not already in the lowest position.
 
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