this is just an FYI for anyone looking now or anyone kind enough to search later.......
i finally figured out the belt size for this combo:
2.4L twin cam
RSM/Z-Spec Lightened Underdrive Pulley
A/C delete
NO A/C delete pulley
regular alternator pulley
thats right....its just the crank, tensioner, and alternator
belt size:
Napa--050330
i believe that would equal a 330k5 at autozone or advanced. only reason i mention this is because the belts i got from them and tried were labelled 345k5, 325k5, etc
it was a bear to get on, but my brother and i finally got it on tonight. we put it around the crank pulley, then the tensioner and then i had to get under the car and push UP on the tensioner while my brother shoehorned it onto the alternator.
note 1: i have not started up the car, so there is always the possibility that this will get shredded or something once i do. im not the most knowledgeable engine guy so who knows what will happen. but this is the belt size that finally fit after trying about 5 different belts. i even cut a string to how big i thought it should be and it was still too small.
note 2: just in case anyone was wondering, i took all my a/c system out. its going on a drop top and i dont need it. otherwise i probably would have kept it all in the car.
hope this helps someone.....its a PITA to have to buy a belt, try it, take it back and repeat.
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Interesting info. Qustion why go around the tensioner and not just go from crank pulley to alternator?
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listening... ive often wondered this myself john. i always thought there would be no way to get a tight belt... but idk, the alt. doesnt have any adjustment to tighten the belt... i guess you could always muscle it
john: i wasnt sure how well that would work, so i went ahead and used the tensioner to ensure a tight fit. i figured it would be easier to get a belt on using the tensioner than to try and slip it on w/o it.
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CavFire (tabs) aka tabasco wrote:john: i wasnt sure how well that would work, so i went ahead and used the tensioner to ensure a tight fit. i figured it would be easier to get a belt on using the tensioner than to try and slip it on w/o it.
I guess you might be right. Can you take a picture of this?
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