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feric
06-23-2011, 05:00 PM
We are building a Mk IV and have a problem with the belt set-up on the motor. I have a 302 engine and need to add the "alternate belt pulley" that was supplied with my kit. Alas there is nowhere to attach it (I guess there should have been a power steering thingamagigg or other part where the pulley should have attached to.

Can anyone tell/show me how they have set-up their belt on this kind of engine? Here are some images to explain what I am talking about.

Engine as is (note the empty space on the right)
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Engine as it should be (hand holding pulley is the temporary fix, not sure it will work when the engine is running ; )
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Thanks in advance for any insight/advice,

feric

RooRocks
06-23-2011, 05:01 PM
Are you running power steering or do you need to just operate the alternator?

feric
06-23-2011, 05:03 PM
I knew I forgot to add some details. No power steering or power brakes, I just want to operate the alternator and whatever else needs to be turned by the belt.

RooRocks
06-23-2011, 05:06 PM
Crank, water pump and alternator, thats all you need. You wouldn't need the idler pulley on the right. One of the vendors sell a kit but I am not sure which one so I will let someone else chime in. You can pretty much eliminate the alternator pulley setup you have now and it will be a lot cleaner and less clutter.

feric
06-23-2011, 05:12 PM
OK, so is this how I set-up the belt?

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Also, any advice when I go shopping for the belt?

RooRocks
06-23-2011, 05:13 PM
No, you want the smooth part of the belt on the water pulley

RooRocks
06-23-2011, 05:14 PM
Not an expert but I would say this way

http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/3/540/8772

*****EDIT****

I'm wrong if you have a CC water pump

feric
06-23-2011, 05:18 PM
Makes sense, thanks. I'll calculate the lenght that I need.

Meanwhile, can anybody confirm they have done this and it works?

Also, what is a CC water pump?

feric

RooRocks
06-23-2011, 05:27 PM
counter clockwise water pump.