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AIR pump – can I borrow/buy
Brutus:
CORVETTE CENTRAL: 1984-1996 CORVETTE PARTS (800) 345-4122
Note: Once your online order has been placed, it can not be added to or changed.
Product
Class Year Description Comments Part No. Price Pkg Buy
Qty. Buy
Item
5 85-91 Air Pump Eliminator Pulley Kit Black 304439 159.95 Each
1 - 1 / 1
Stingraynut:
Thanks Brutus, for the info re replacement AIR stuff.
I appreciate you going to some trouble for me. I’ve been researching this for about 3 months and have seen most of the replacement options etc.
The cost of most of the replacement AIR pump machinery is expensive – usually minimum of US$150, (the link you gave to the Corvette Central one is US $160 plus shipping). Recon ones are US$50 and new ones are US$100 – plus shipping, so financially it seems poor option.
It was only two weeks ago that I realised that all the replacements looked like ugly bits of mechano from my youth. So I’d rather gut mine, gaining the momentum advantage of losing the drum – I’ve had mine apart and that drum is heavy – here’s a link to my info and pics on that - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=606732
And at least externally everything will look standard.
JOH Engineering of 12 Short St, Bundamba, Qld 4304. Ph 07 3282 2194 have quoted me $180 to gut mine and fit two sealed bearing with a central shaft. The pulley will be adjustable via a grub screw which is a good option to ensure everything is in line.
Unless Quickvette has some info on shorter belts and pulley angles ?
S’nut
Ausrs:
this may sound dumb (i hope not though )
f bodies have the same airpump installed :(
what we do is remove the airpump and re route the serpentine belt to completely do away with the said pump belt required is easily available and a diagram of routing the new serpentine belt can be found at thirdgen.org
cheaper than stuffing around with moddifying a stock item as well as it only costs you the price of a belt :)
Stingraynut:
AusRs, not dumb at all. I’m very grateful to be getting any replies and I’ve heard somewhere that you can get a shorter belt but not sure if it was Corvette or not and also whether it was US or Aus.
Also I know the angle of the belt as it approaches and leaves each pully is important for grip (but not what angle is good or bad)
I’m not entirely sure what F body means….so now I can say, sorry if I sound dumb !!…….please explain…..
I only have the one belt, the serpentine, it goes everywhere- idler, alt, PS, Alt, AC compressor, AIR pump……oh yeah, and the cranckshaft.
S’nut
Ausrs:
i have a camaro (f body ) that has the same serpentine belt setup that the corvette runs
you can get hold of a different belt and re route it so it goes around the accessories in the same way (well slightly different ) .mine has been like that for about 3 years now with no ill effects :)
this is the way my belt is now routed
http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/attachment.php?s=&postid=1201469
hopefully the image will come out .if not go to this thread
http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/attachment.php?s=&postid=1201469
and look for the post by
usa1racing
hope that helps
i have a belt spare in my car with the correct lenght BUT cant get to it at the moment
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