10-31-2017, 11:58 AM
It is possible, but not financially practical to convert a belt drive to serpentine.
You will need a belt tensioner made for the Series 60. You will also need a serpentine pulley for the accessory drive on the engine. Both will run you upwards of 300.
Then you will need to convert both the compressor and the alternator pulleys to serpentine.
I have also seen one Newell where the owner put an idler on the existing belt setup to put more "wrap" on both the Alt and the AC. It's frowned on in the belt manuals to bend a V belt in the inward direction, but the owner said it worked for him. The idler mount was custom fabricated to fit existing engine bolts.
Much easier to put a larger pulley on the alternator.
That's my .02
You will need a belt tensioner made for the Series 60. You will also need a serpentine pulley for the accessory drive on the engine. Both will run you upwards of 300.
Then you will need to convert both the compressor and the alternator pulleys to serpentine.
I have also seen one Newell where the owner put an idler on the existing belt setup to put more "wrap" on both the Alt and the AC. It's frowned on in the belt manuals to bend a V belt in the inward direction, but the owner said it worked for him. The idler mount was custom fabricated to fit existing engine bolts.
Much easier to put a larger pulley on the alternator.
That's my .02
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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