i have seen the tech article on the belt rerouting once pump is removed...is there a tech article on the actual removal procedure? im sure i could figure it out as i went along but i remember reading something on it somewhere just cant a memba where i do have all the stuff connected to it ripped out its just the pulley and pump left

 

just pull off the pump(youll hafta remove the pulley first) and plug the inlets on your exaust manifold/crimp the inlet on the catalitic converter. Pretty self explantiory IMHO. I took all teh crap off w/o much trouble. Just look at the tech article on teh belt routing and you should be in buisness.

 

you dont need to plug the exhaust manifolds, there is a one-way valve in there

 

well i dont need to plug any of that cuz i have headers with no air tubes and no cat but thanx

 

What size belt if you have AC? Cause I removed mine, and tried every size belt available, and could not find a fit. I ended up having to put the pump back on, but i gutted it out so that it had no resistance.

 

Belt size for AC with removal is a 98.6 inch 6 rib belt I believe. Just refer to the tech article.

 

i tried whatever size the tech article said, but it didn't fit?

 

Are you routing it correctly, cause mine fit perfect.

 

know how i do it? i use a seemtress tape, follow the route the hose should go and get as close as possible......i try to get it a little longer cuz you do have the tensioner, but not too long

 

and i wouldnt go by the generic length thats being posted if youve changed to different pulleys like me..........i have a 1 1/8 pulley for my alt . the smallest pulley march makes.....and the standard underdrive size for crank from hypertech.........just a note

 

Yea, ran it right. I know this because I put it on, and turned the car on and the belt ran like planned, it was just a little too loose...the accessories were spinning faster than the belt. The tensioner was as tight as possible...so i dunno? I have since switched to underdrive crank and alt. pulleys...what size would i need now if I wanted to take the smog pump off?

 

i had to get a different size belt then the article said to get

 

you guys obviously arent reading my posts........take a seamstress tape measure,thats the flexible one they use to measure you for pants? have a friend hold it in place and run it the same route your belt would run..walla!! your belt length is revealed

 

We get that man....my problem wasn't w/ ur post....it was w/ the parts store...they didn't MAKE the size belt i needed. I tried 2 or 3 different store. And none of them had the size i needed....so i tried the closest 2....they were just a bit too tight, and just a bit too small.

 

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