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Old May 19, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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im trying to come up with a way to remove my a/c compressor and do the smog pump delete at the same time

is there a way to re run the belt so i dont have to install delete pulleys in there place

searched for smog pump delete found nothing
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I read the link and the others links in the link.
What i don't understand is if always is needed to swap to a standard rotation WP...
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If you want to delete the A/C and smog pulleys at the same time you will need a standard rotation WP. You'll also need some kind of tensioner. I fabbed up a slotted one that tensions just like an older car (pry the alternator in place and then tighten). You can also use a bar with heim-joints at each end.

A WP from a 1982 vette is standard rotation and fits right in for any L98 setup.
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now would you fab the tensioner up in place of the ac compressor or the smog pump?
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Neither, actually. You're not making a tensioner with it's own pully, you're tensioning the system by rotating the alternator. So the tensioner goes between the alternator and the block.
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Originally Posted by conv90
I read the link and the others links in the link.
What i don't understand is if always is needed to swap to a standard rotation WP...
-Beppe-
Here is an easy way to determine which pump you need. If the water pump is driven off of the ribbed side (same side as the crank pulley) of the belt, you need as standard rotation (opposite of the L98) water pump. If the water pump is driven off of the smooth side of the belt, the stock, reverse rotation water pump will do. That is so easy even *I* can figure it out.

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I wonder if the parts would be available to convert your pump from one rotation to the other. Could the impeller just be removed and pressed back on upside down?
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Originally Posted by Aardwolf
I wonder if the parts would be available to convert your pump from one rotation to the other.
You could prob use a impeller from a normal pump in your casing.
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