AC Delete-Need help
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AC Delete-Need help
I have eliminated the air conditioning on my 88 L98 track car and need to find numbers for the complete AC delete package. I had picked up a number of 10055890 from this forum, but Superior Chevrolet cannot find that number at all. I suspect it is supposed ot be the number for the F body delte package, but apparently the number is wrong. 
I need the complete assembly that will eliminate the AC bracket or bolt to the existing AC bracket and give me a dummy pulley to replace the AC compresser.
Can anyone help with part numbers and just what I need. My 383 is ready to go back in the car and I would like to dry fit everything on the engine stand before I put the engine back in the car. This is the only think holding me up at this point.
I need the complete assembly that will eliminate the AC bracket or bolt to the existing AC bracket and give me a dummy pulley to replace the AC compresser.
Can anyone help with part numbers and just what I need. My 383 is ready to go back in the car and I would like to dry fit everything on the engine stand before I put the engine back in the car. This is the only think holding me up at this point.
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Thanks for the help guys but it still isn't working. Tommelton- I tried your numbers on GM parts direct and they could not locate any of them as Chevy parts. Might it be Pontiac or some other mfg. numbers? Chucks 88, l I have that number, but when I go to GM Parts Direct, it lists it simply as a pulley. Are there brackets, spacers, etc. involved? Keep the help coming. I owe you guys and yes Upstate- when I get it all sorted out, I will let you know.
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Originally Posted by WNDOPDLR
Thanks for the help guys but it still isn't working. Tommelton- I tried your numbers on GM parts direct and they could not locate any of them as Chevy parts. Might it be Pontiac or some other mfg. numbers? Chucks 88, l I have that number, but when I go to GM Parts Direct, it lists it simply as a pulley. Are there brackets, spacers, etc. involved? Keep the help coming. I owe you guys and yes Upstate- when I get it all sorted out, I will let you know.
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Tom, I checked those out and I can't really figure out how they are supposed to work on our L98's. Can you, or someone else elaborate?
It looks like it would be easier to fab something up for an off the shelf pulley than to use the F-Body delete pulley.
It looks like it would be easier to fab something up for an off the shelf pulley than to use the F-Body delete pulley.
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Originally Posted by tommelton
Of course they would not work on GMpartsdirect - they are EBay ITEM numbers. There are tons of them for sale on EBay.
-Tom
-Tom
Sorry about that. I am not much of a ebayer. Will try to look up the item numbers and take a look. 
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Originally Posted by Upstate
Tom, I checked those out and I can't really figure out how they are supposed to work on our L98's. Can you, or someone else elaborate?
It looks like it would be easier to fab something up for an off the shelf pulley than to use the F-Body delete pulley.
It looks like it would be easier to fab something up for an off the shelf pulley than to use the F-Body delete pulley.
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MORE Performance has one for an LT1 but I am not sure about an L98. I have theirs on my car...
http://www.moreperformanceinc.com/in...s&product=1588
Mike
http://www.moreperformanceinc.com/in...s&product=1588
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You have an 88 right?
OK. This will work and save you money as well as look better.
YOU DO NOT NEED a pulley on your 88.
Just eliminate the AC alltogether.
Cut the serp belt.
Thread belt through tensioner BACKWARD.
The tensioner does not care which way it spins.
Measure the new length, and buy the new correct size belt.
Works like a charm and cleaner too!
You will now have ribs side down however.
Just to safe, I got a tensioner replacement wheel/pulley with ribs to fit the belt.
Easy, clean, no brackets.
I've been running this way on my 88 for years!
Matt383
OK. This will work and save you money as well as look better.
YOU DO NOT NEED a pulley on your 88.
Just eliminate the AC alltogether.
Cut the serp belt.
Thread belt through tensioner BACKWARD.
The tensioner does not care which way it spins.
Measure the new length, and buy the new correct size belt.
Works like a charm and cleaner too!
You will now have ribs side down however.
Just to safe, I got a tensioner replacement wheel/pulley with ribs to fit the belt.
Easy, clean, no brackets.
I've been running this way on my 88 for years!
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Originally Posted by luvmy92
MORE Performance has one for an LT1 but I am not sure about an L98. I have theirs on my car...
http://www.moreperformanceinc.com/in...s&product=1588
Mike
http://www.moreperformanceinc.com/in...s&product=1588
Mike
That's pretty much the picture I had in my head for fabbing a unit. That even looks like it could work on the L98 .
I've seen people re-route the belt and I personally wasn't cool with the way the belt ended up going around the water pump. It just didn't look like to me that the belt would have sufficient adhesion to the pump pulley in a high power application. I'll probably try it anyway though
Matt, if you could throw some pics up that would be
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Originally Posted by Upstate
That's pretty much the picture I had in my head for fabbing a unit. That even looks like it could work on the L98 .
I've seen people re-route the belt and I personally wasn't cool with the way the belt ended up going around the water pump. It just didn't look like to me that the belt would have sufficient adhesion to the pump pulley in a high power application. I'll probably try it anyway though
Matt, if you could throw some pics up that would be
I've seen people re-route the belt and I personally wasn't cool with the way the belt ended up going around the water pump. It just didn't look like to me that the belt would have sufficient adhesion to the pump pulley in a high power application. I'll probably try it anyway though
Matt, if you could throw some pics up that would be
Re: your concerns of the water pump in a hi power application, see below. Is THAT high power enough?
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Originally Posted by Matt383
I am not much of a digital picture guy, but I will try.
Re: your concerns of the water pump in a hi power application, see below. Is THAT high power enough?
Re: your concerns of the water pump in a hi power application, see below. Is THAT high power enough?
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I think we have it guys thanks to Matt. He is going to try to post pictures of belt routing that does not require a replacement pulley and I will get a part number for the replacement belt in the next couple days and post that here. Thanks to everybody for the help