I just went and bought a triple grooved water pump pulley http://www.ebay.com/itm/270994384415?item=270994384415&viewitem=&vxp=mtr# on EBay and bought a double grooved alternator pulley from a local shop ($8 installed!!!). I'm hoping I can fix the alignment issue and the common "squealing" problem.

I've already aligned it as best I can, but I still get squealing when the compressor engages. The voltage is okay, but once it's in drive and the RPMS drop, so does the voltage.

I guess many guys have the same problem from the kit (Squealing). Everyone is saying it's caused by running the ONE belt to run ALL of the accessories. I'm hoping I can use one of the extra 2 grooves on the water pump to either run the alternator or compressor separately.



I'll get pics and keep everyone informed. I just wanted to start this thread so I can hopeully fix this problem with a and finally create a "sure-fire fix", once and for all



William

William



1957 Ford Fairlane 500

292 Bored .30 over

Fordomatic

These people have designed a belt set up to use individual belts for ac and alternator http://www.ndgearheadscruiserproducts.com/id22.htm

Here is a mod a fellow did to runn two belts fro ac and alternator  

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=B94BF3E4F9FCCEC1&id=B94BF3E4F9FCCEC1!475&sc=documents

marv

Mine is very similar to the 2nd link. But, I don't want to have to take everything off and cut any brackets. So I'm hoping with some spacing and an extra groove, I can run two belts. I'll get pics up when I finally get it right.



I'm hoping the belts will go as follows



Back belt: WP,CS,A/C,Alt

Front belt: WP,CS,Alt



I may make the back belt just WP,CS,A/C... We shall see

William



1957 Ford Fairlane 500

292 Bored .30 over

Fordomatic

here is some pic of my setup using a 135 amp Ford 3 G alternator.



The alternator pulley is off a 87 Mustang.



The fan pulley is a C7OE from a 67 Fairlane I think it was a 390 engine.



The crank pulley is a dual belt truck pulley with a Y-block PS pulley attached to give 3 grooves for alternator and PS. I had to machine about 80 thou of the two pulleys so they would mate together and had the assembly balanced.

Marv, Very nice. I thought that the 87 mustangs were serpentine belts. When did they convert?

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Frank

I think you are correct in the 87 having the serpentine belt.



I see the 86 and older use the v belts and 87 the serpentine so looks like 87 was first year of the serpentine.



The car must have been an 85 or 86 model then.

I only found the dual pulleys are on the AC cars.

marv

Marv, That's interesting. I had a girl friend with a '79 mustang, 5 liter. One year only car, by '80 they'd gone to the 255 thingie. That car had a serpentine belt. I remember because I had to change the tensioner in a Florida parking lot with a screwdriver and a pair of Chinese water pump pliers. It was about a 110 degrees. You do not forget those jobs!!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

This pulley was off a 4 cyl car. Did the 4 cyl have v belts still?? I don't know the newer stuff that well.

The pull-yur-part had it listed as a 87 however who knows all the history.

marv

 Marv. I honestly don't know. My daughter had an 84 or 85 mustang 4cyl. It did not have the serpentine setup. That would make sense then if it's a four banger pulley. It's a little hard to follow Ford some times.  

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

The EBay seller refunded my account stating they were out of stock.. The search goes on :-/


William



1957 Ford Fairlane 500

292 Bored .30 over

Fordomatic