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The waterpump pulley on the new system is different than the pulley on the old engine.....the pulley grooves in the newer system are farther from each other causing the belts to NOT LINE UP PROPERLY.
You're not suppose to have a belt going around the water pump and power steering pump. You should have a small belt going around the middle groove on the idler pulley and the power steering pump only!!! Power steer take a lot of load on the the belt so it needs to be by itself.
If you transferred the accessories and brackets from an '80 engine and put then on another engine with '69 pulleys, neither factory diagram will be applicable.
Figure out which pulleys line up with what accessories and find belts to fit.
1. The power steering pump absorbs maybe 1-2 hp...very low loading.
2. You want at least two belts to run on the water pump pulley; that way, you always have at least one belt working the water pump...even if the other belt breaks.
3. Normally, the rear belt runs ONLY between the crankshaft pulley and the water pump. This is the 'primary' drive belt for the water pump. [The 'secondary' belt can go to the alternator or to the power steering, if so equipped.]
4. If only the water pump pulley is misaligned, you could shim it "out" with a properly sized washer--as long as the pulley still centers on the hub pin. You may need slightly longer studs/bolts, however.
5. If the belt spacing on the present water pump pulley is wrong, you just have to replace it with a 'correct' pulley.
Maybe it is the angle of the photo........but, could you move the front belt to the middle grooves of the waterpump and crankshaft pulleys for better alignment?
You're not suppose to have a belt going around the water pump and power steering pump. You should have a small belt going around the middle groove on the idler pulley and the power steering pump only!!! Power steer take a lot of load on the the belt so it needs to be by itself.
I agree, on my 76 the power steering in running off the crank pulley only, it does not go up to the water pump pulley
The outside groove on the bottom pulley runs the PS, the inside WP and crank pulleys run the alternator, the outside groove on the WP pulley runs the AIR pump, the three remaining grooves run the A/C.
The outside groove on the bottom pulley runs the PS, the inside WP and crank pulleys run the alternator, the outside groove on the WP pulley runs the AIR pump, the three remaining grooves run the A/C.
Yes! You can see it in the diagram. That front water pump pulley groove is there to run the air pump. Get the right belt for the power steering, and you'll be all set. It should wrap around the crank pulley and the power steering pulley, and that's it. There's a provision for tightening and loosening the belt built into the power steering pump mount. Pretty simple, once someone else points it out, huh? That's what you get for looking at the diagram upside down!
Scott
Last edited by scottyp99; Jul 2, 2014 at 02:52 PM.
Problem misaligned belts - 350 69'
