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89 AC bypass 200

posted by  someone claiming to be cnskate on  Mon Oct 30 16:52 CST 2006 [RELATED]

I would like to bypass the AC on my 89. It's never worked since I have owned it and I think it's starting to make a lot of noise. Is it as simple as buying a V-belt for the same year and model that doesn't have AC ? looks like a 10x938








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    89 AC bypass 200

    posted by  someone claiming to be tjts1 on  Tue Oct 31 06:07 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    The PS pump doesn't have to be moved. Just measure the distance between the crank, water pump and PS pump with a piece of string and ask the parts counter for the closest V belt within half an inch. I don't remember the exact measurement. You will have to trim off a small corner from the timing belt cover. This is what the final product looks like.







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      89 AC bypass 200

      posted by  Redwood Chair on  Tue Oct 31 06:15 CST 2006
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      Nice move!
      Single belt,no fan,ac conversion.
      --
      White 86-245 DL, M 46, IPD bars & Wagon Overloads,Commando Bumpers,SS Belly Pan & Air Pickup,Straight-Shot EMT Chassis & Tower Braces,Scorpius Alloys,2 Belt No AC Conversion,Black POR-15 No Glare Front End








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    89 AC bypass 200

    posted by  TONY H on  Tue Oct 31 04:03 CST 2006
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    The Power Steering pump has to move forward abou .75".
    Making an adapter bracket isn't that easy. I looked into designing my own.
    I never use my AC so I was thinking of taking it out of teh loop too.

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    '75 Jeep CJ5 345Hp ChevyPwrd, two motorcycles, '85 Pickup: The '89 Volvo is the newest vehicle I own. it wasn't Volvos safety , it was Longevity that sold me








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    89 AC bypass 200

    posted by  TwoFortyWagon on  Tue Oct 31 01:38 CST 2006
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    The timing belt cover gets in the way if you try to run a belt directly to the PS pump from the center pulley. If you had an earlier year, IDP sells a kit to move the PS pulley forward to the same plane as the AC belt. Since you don't have the earlier year, the kit does you no good. Some have modified their timing belt cover to accomodate the belt. I decided to try another route.

    I bought an old PS pump and mounting bracket from an earlier car that came without AC. Unfortunately, the bracket doesn't bolt directly onto my '92 engine. When I get around to this project, some modifications to the bracket will be necessary.

    There are a lot of us that want to do what you're proposing, but no easy, bolt-on solution.
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    '92 245 5-speed, '92 944 GL auto








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      89 AC bypass 200

      posted by  someone claiming to be cnskate on  Tue Oct 31 03:56 CST 2006 [RELATED]

      Well crikey. Maybe IPD could be persuaded to make a kit for later models? I'll call and ask. Thanks
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        89 AC bypass 200

        posted by  TwoFortyWagon on  Tue Oct 31 07:16 CST 2006
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        The kit they do sell (http://www.ipdusa.com/ProductsCat.aspx?CategoryID=516&NodeID=567&RootID=629) only works on 1978-84 240's because the P/S pump on those years has a bolt-on pulley. The kit is basically a spacer to move the pulley forward so that a belt can be run directly to the center drive pulley without modifying the timing belt cover.

        On later models, the P/S pulley is not bolt-on, so a spacer option is not possible there. I think the only way IPD could do this short of providing a replacement P/S pump (expensive?) would be to provide spacers where the pump bolts onto the bracket. I have seen home-made versions of this posted in this forum. See:

        http://brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=1027080
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        '92 245 5-speed, '92 944 GL auto








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    89 AC bypass 200

    posted by  Redwood Chair on  Mon Oct 30 17:16 CST 2006
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    No not simple.
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    White 86-245 DL, M 46, IPD bars & Wagon Overloads,Commando Bumpers,SS Belly Pan & Air Pickup,Straight-Shot EMT Chassis & Tower Braces,Scorpius Alloys,2 Belt No AC Conversion,Black POR-15 No Glare Front End







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