68 adding AC need help with pulleys
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68 adding AC need help with pulleys
I have a 68 427 that has the alt, power steering on the dr side. I am adding AC to the pass side. The pulleys all line up except the radiator hose rubs the belt from the crank to the compressor. It's about 3/8 off to miss the radiator hose coming off the short water pump. I thought about spacers behind the crank and water pump pulleys but that would probably throw off the alt and power steering pump. Does anyone have ideas. See pic
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I recently did the same to my 68 big block. The A/C compressor belt does not go around the crankshaft pulley. It is only around the water pump and A/C compressor. The AIM has a good illustration of belt routing.
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I was going to route it from the water pump to the compressor, but I thought it would be too much to have the other belt run from the crank to the power steering pump to the water pump. Maybe I am over thinking it.
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Just looked at the AIM manual. I need a triple grove water pump pulley.
