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Originally Posted by bhowell
I also think that the belt tensioner could be eleminated. It would make installing and removing the belt more of a hassle, but the belt could route in a simple circle crankshaft, A/C comp, water pump, alternator, back to crank. If you have proper working electric fans and don't sit stuck in traffic every day then you really never need the mechanical fan and clutch either. I've been running fine with just the temperature sensitive and a/c sensitive electric fans on my 87, 89, and 99 for years now thru summers in the deep south.
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You need the tensioner idler for sufficient belt contact with the crank pulley. If you go from alternator to crank to AC compressor, you'd be left with less than 15* of belt contact on the crank pulley. Maybe if you run an electric water pump and move the alternator to the water pump's position...
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Originally Posted by bhowell
I would also like to use electric vacuum pump with hysteresis, then use a Vacuum pump gasket as a template to cut some sheet metal for a Vacuum pump blocking plate.
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I'd rather run a vane type mechanical pump from a late 97-99 606.
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