What belt to use with smog delete?

[87lc2]

Just got this car a little while ago and the belt is done for....anyway, the car still has A/C, but the smog pump has been removed, what belt should i get that will fit? (stock pulleys btw)

 

[Dbeck002]

This is how i did it.


Works just fine.


BTW the belt was a trial and error thing, made 4 trips to the store to get the right size in the end. The string method doesnt work since the belt stretches when you let the tensioner down.

 

[millhouse]

When your at the parts store, ask for the belt that came on the factory a/c delete cars.

 

[Michael Yount]

It's gonna take something close to an 84" belt -- but each car is a bit different depending on pulley size (underdrives change things), position/condition of the tensioner, etc. I bought 3 belts and told the parts store I'd bring back the 2 that didn't fit. I bought, as I recall, and 84.5", 84" and an 83.5" -- and used the 83.5".

The last digits of the belt part number usually represent the length. For example -- 1065 -- 106.5"; 0835 -- 83.5", etc. Be sure for final fitment that the arrow on the tensioner face points to an area close to the middle of the marked 'range' on the tensioner face.