NO BELT TENSIONER??

[Georgie]

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??

 

[poneypower89]

thats really odd... if its been running for a year and you havent had problems breaking or throwing belts.. something was done right

 

[fox racer]

any pics?

 

[poneypower89]

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?

 

[dragnazz5.0]

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.

 

[squeeeg]

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

 

[DeadLifter]

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.

 

[DeadLifter]

I'm wrong the others did have a tensioner it was just completely maxed out makin the belt way too tight.

 

[1SLO306]

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!

 

[Georgie]

OK LET ME GET SOME PICS GUYS

 

[88306stang]

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.

 

[blackstangt]

like to see pics, prob bracketed, otherwise only a rediculously tight belt could hold on...

 

[JADITO]

there you go georgie, here are the pics.

its rather unusual though not to have a belt tensioner

 

[Moffa]

 

[dragnazz5.0]

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.

 

[Georgie]

bump

 

[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???

 

[TRWXXA]

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.

 

[Georgie]

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??

:SNSign: :SNSign:

 

[Georgie]

bump