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04-06-06, 10:22 PM
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OK I GOT MY STANG LIKE ALMOST A YEAR AGO..HAVNT DONE ANY ENGINE BAY WORK..ONLY BODY. BUT TODAY I NOTICED I DON'T HAVE A TENTIONER....MY CAR USED TO HAVE A/C..BUT IT WAS HACKED AWAY...AND I DON'T SEE ANY SMOG STUFF..THEIRS ONLY 4 PULLEYS RUNNING, ALTERNATOR,WATER PUMP,CRANK AND POWER STEERING...
IS THIS OK?? |
04-06-06, 10:27 PM
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thats really odd... if its been running for a year and you havent had problems breaking or throwing belts.. something was done right  |
04-06-06, 10:32 PM
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04-06-06, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by fox racer any pics? | +1 I would like to see this too... can't imagine how the belt stays on their without proper tension...
what do you do.. run a really small tight belt? |
04-06-06, 10:38 PM
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its probably got the march alternator bracket with an adjuster rod. look at where the alternator is and see if the top mounting hole has a threaded rod with jam nuts and mounts to a water pump bolt. |
04-07-06, 04:02 PM
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I am also guessing that there is some kind of a tensioner on the alternator. There are many cars that use a moving alternator. If it has nothing, then you are lucky that you aren't throwing belts or having belt slipping problems.
I am another vote for pics |
04-07-06, 04:13 PM
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I've had two mustangs without any kind of tensioner they were just running belts that were way too tight had to be hard on pulley bearings. The one I have now has a clevice deal on it where you can adjust the tension by moving the alternator. |
04-07-06, 04:47 PM
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I'm wrong the others did have a tensioner it was just completely maxed out makin the belt way too tight. |
04-07-06, 06:40 PM
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i didnt have tensioner for about 6 months but i had the problem of throwing the belt after 5800 or so but other then that it was all good but i have it back on now!
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04-07-06, 08:32 PM
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OK LET ME GET SOME PICS GUYS |
04-07-06, 08:53 PM
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On my 88 lx i have no tensioner i have the threaded rode on the alt On that car i have no acc except for the alt plus i have changed the water pump from a reverse flow to a standard flow water pump. Have no problems with the belt. |
04-08-06, 04:25 AM
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like to see pics, prob bracketed, otherwise only a rediculously tight belt could hold on... |
04-11-06, 12:47 AM
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there you go georgie, here are the pics.   
its rather unusual though not to have a belt tensioner |
04-11-06, 12:57 AM
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04-11-06, 01:57 AM
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wow....makes you wonder why someone who was prying on the p/s pump or alternator to get the belt to fit would think that would be ok. |
04-11-06, 07:34 AM
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04-11-06, 07:35 AM
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so..what do u guys think i should do... im in the process of ordering a bunch of parts from 5.o resto and summit...any suggestions for brakets and what not for the tentioner??? |
04-11-06, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Georgie so..what do u guys think i should do... im in the process of ordering a bunch of parts from 5.o resto and summit...any suggestions for brakets and what not for the tentioner??? | Buy a belt tensioner! 5.0 Resto, part number: LRS-6B209A $72.95
Not sure if it comes with the mounting bolt or not.
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04-13-06, 12:12 AM
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OK..IM GONNA ORDER THE TENTIONER AS WELL... WHAT BELT DO I NEED TO BUY??? IM ALSO GETTING A NEW WATER PUMP..HOW DO I KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE REVERS OR NORMAL DIRECTION?? AND IS IT GOING AFFECT THE SIZE OF THE BELT I NEED TO USE??  |
04-13-06, 12:12 AM
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04-13-06, 03:17 AM
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Reverse rot. water pump, and you will need a longer belt. |
04-13-06, 06:38 AM
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ok man thanx alot... u welded the seem on ur floor pan??? i was thinking of doing this be4 i finish putting on the new carpet and 6t point....
gimme some info on that dude.... |
04-14-06, 07:59 PM
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Look at the part i have circled, the lower allternato bolt. Looks like whoever did that broke that braket and homejobbed some sleeve and stuck it in there. Anyone else see what Im seeing? 
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04-15-06, 12:27 AM
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YES IVE NOITCED HIS..WHAT SHOULD I DO...I HAVE ACCES TO A BASIC MACHINE SHOP AND TIG WELDER |
04-15-06, 03:53 AM
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I dont know if that bracket can be welded, and even if it could, you would be better off just getting a new bracket WITH a belt tensioner off of a junk car. If you weld and fix it you still have the problem of having no belt tensioner.
This way you can fix 2 problems at the same time, and it will be cheaper then having that welded. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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