1979 corvette
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1979 corvette
I'm trying to order fan belts date coded for my car the belt company wants to know if they are first design or 2nd design my car date is March 17 1979 does anybody know how you can tell / Thanks
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Good luck with this!!
Years ago I went round and round with both DocRebuild and Zip trying to get "correct" belts.
There are different sizes for 79s based on 4 speed, auto, L82 or L48, AC and probably something else.
One of the problems I had was the alt belt. Original is 3/8" wide. The supplied dated/numbered repro belts were both 7/16" wide but the "correct" length.
Seems the correct length in 7/16" is too short than the 3/8" belt cause it rides higher in the grooves. The specific AC belt I needed(I read the no./date/size right off the original) didn't exist! I think I settled for longer.
Power steering shouldn't be a problem. It's either 3/8" X 36 or 7/16" X 36 1/2". Probably be limited to the 7/16".
Years ago I went round and round with both DocRebuild and Zip trying to get "correct" belts.
There are different sizes for 79s based on 4 speed, auto, L82 or L48, AC and probably something else.
One of the problems I had was the alt belt. Original is 3/8" wide. The supplied dated/numbered repro belts were both 7/16" wide but the "correct" length.
Seems the correct length in 7/16" is too short than the 3/8" belt cause it rides higher in the grooves. The specific AC belt I needed(I read the no./date/size right off the original) didn't exist! I think I settled for longer.
Power steering shouldn't be a problem. It's either 3/8" X 36 or 7/16" X 36 1/2". Probably be limited to the 7/16".
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1979 Fan Belts
Here is a good resource I have found for the engine fan belts:
http://www.mamotorworks.com/Corvette...n&Y=1979&G=&C=
You can also search for other years by changing the drop-down up by the search bar to sort out the relevant years.
They have all the belts listed that were available for the 1979 with GM#'s. All you have to do is select the correct quarter your car was produced in.
Hope this helps.
http://www.mamotorworks.com/Corvette...n&Y=1979&G=&C=
You can also search for other years by changing the drop-down up by the search bar to sort out the relevant years.
They have all the belts listed that were available for the 1979 with GM#'s. All you have to do is select the correct quarter your car was produced in.
Hope this helps.
