Ever have one of those "WTF?" moments- when you do or miss a detail so utterly obvious it make you question your own sanity? That was me last night. So, I decide to do a power steering delete- this is after having the pump start to leak, and not planning to retain it in the near future anyhow. So after I remove the pump, lines, bosses into the gear box.... It hits me- What is going to drive the water pump/fan and alternator since that was the only remaining belt to do so?
I never cursed at myself so much. To miss such an obvious thing. I have worked with cars for six years now. I was a lead mechanic at a dealership for two. And the most obvious of observations I missed. I seem to forget that the alternator belt system on this engine excludes the crank pully. Whats worst, I just changed the belts two days ago. I KNEW this. SOAFB!
Anyhow... I had to reinstall the pump so I could run the alternator and fan. So as a solution, I have a couple of ideas. First is that I need to move the alternator back closer to the engine by half and inch- to run a belt from the alternator to center pully to crank- using the crank and center pullys that previously ran the p/s belt. This would require some bracket fabbing or borrowing. I have a 350 olds sitting around, I wonder if I can make those left bank brackets work on the 307?
Second idea still requires moving the alternator back- again because there is no crank pully grove that is in the same plain as the alternator. But in this idea, I would mount the alternator on the right bank (passenger) I think non a/c g bodys did this.
So- any ideas, input, or anyone else feel like a dull hammer sometimes? 🙂
ps- 86 regal 307 olds.
I never cursed at myself so much. To miss such an obvious thing. I have worked with cars for six years now. I was a lead mechanic at a dealership for two. And the most obvious of observations I missed. I seem to forget that the alternator belt system on this engine excludes the crank pully. Whats worst, I just changed the belts two days ago. I KNEW this. SOAFB!
Anyhow... I had to reinstall the pump so I could run the alternator and fan. So as a solution, I have a couple of ideas. First is that I need to move the alternator back closer to the engine by half and inch- to run a belt from the alternator to center pully to crank- using the crank and center pullys that previously ran the p/s belt. This would require some bracket fabbing or borrowing. I have a 350 olds sitting around, I wonder if I can make those left bank brackets work on the 307?
Second idea still requires moving the alternator back- again because there is no crank pully grove that is in the same plain as the alternator. But in this idea, I would mount the alternator on the right bank (passenger) I think non a/c g bodys did this.
So- any ideas, input, or anyone else feel like a dull hammer sometimes? 🙂
ps- 86 regal 307 olds.
