[DeTomaso] Sad news about Pandora & my planned attendance at the Fun Rally

[jderyke at aol.com]

Chris, FWIW I and a few other guys dispense with the troublesome idler system entirely. The compressor hold- down bolt holes in the mount are already slotted so there are 2 simple steps to this mod: 
1- loosen the bolts enough to slide the entire compressor back & forth to adjust belt tightness. All that remains is to make sure the pullies are adjusted parallel so you don't throw a belt at high rpm
2- get a different, shorter belt. Its length will vary depending on what compressor & pullies you have.
Note 1- To get the belt length you now need, center the compressor in the slots, then cut an old vee belt to fit your pullies exactly. Take the cut belt to NAPA  Auto Parts to match it up. NAPA in our area sells vee belts in variable lengths by 1/16" so if you guess wrong the first time, take the unused belt back & exchange it. In any case, they're dirt cheap. 

Note 2- Unless the weather gods change their mind (which they do daily in N Nevada), you're more likely to need a sweatshirt than A/C this weekend! And don't think that just because your Pantera isn't quite ready, that people will not speak to you if you drive another brand to Reno. Thats no excuse! I've been to several Fun Rallies in our Toyota 4Runner and Judy's Z-28, and still had fun.
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   Chris, FWIW I and a few other guys dispense with the troublesome idler
   system entirely. The compressor hold- down bolt holes in the mount are
   already slotted so there are 2 simple steps to this mod:
   1- loosen the bolts enough to slide the entire compressor back & forth
   to adjust belt tightness. All that remains is to make sure the pullies
   are adjusted parallel so you don't throw a belt at high rpm
   2- get a different, shorter belt. Its length will vary depending on
   what compressor & pullies you have.
   Note 1- To get the belt length you now need, center the compressor in
   the slots, then cut an old vee belt to fit your pullies exactly. Take
   the cut belt to NAPA  Auto Parts to match it up. NAPA in our area sells
   vee belts in variable lengths by 1/16" so if you guess wrong the first
   time, take the unused belt back & exchange it. In any case, they're
   dirt cheap.
   Note 2- Unless the weather gods change their mind (which they do daily
   in N Nevada), you're more likely to need a sweatshirt than A/C this
   weekend! And don't think that just because your Pantera isn't quite
   ready, that people will not speak to you if you drive another brand to
   Reno. Thats no excuse! I've been to several Fun Rallies in our Toyota
   4Runner and Judy's Z-28, and still had fun.
   References
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