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  1. 1970mavinator

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    I have a 200 C.I.D. with A/C. I need to take the A/C unit out because it never has worked and today it started smoking around the pulley. My question is, When i order new belts do I just order for a non A/C car?
     
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    Yep. And personally, I would get correct alternator brackets from a non A/C car. Not really necessary though.
     
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    do you know where i can get them from because I just called advance auto and they dont carry them and cant tell me where to get them
     
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    so i ordered belts from the dealership i work at and they showed only one belt for the non a/c, but I have to belt grooves on my fan and alternator. Plus the belt they gave me was considerably small. Is one belt sufficient and does anybody know the belt numbers that i need?
     
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    NON AC belts would not work because the alternator is in a different spot on an AC car. You just need to take a string and measure around where you want the belt to go.

    One belt should be fine.
     
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    One belt will work but two will require less pressure on your pump and alternator. Less tension means less wear on belts, pulleys and bearings.
     
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    haha, beat me to it, i was gonna say the string gizmo, damn, now i feel slow.


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    When you take the A/C compressor out of the loop, a non A/C belt works fine. I personally have done it. The distance does not change, the A/C bracket simply moves the alternator down.

    Advance Auto here has A/C and non A/C belts in stock. Not sure why the one where you live dosen't. One belt will be fine.
     

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