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

[Forest Goodhart]

 What all you guys are missing is that this is not the AC idler pulley but an aftermarket pulley used to tension the water pump only belt when the alternator has been relocated as part of the reduced firewall hump so no way to know what bearing he needs without measuring or getting the number off the existing bearing.
    On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 08:58:59 AM PDT, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:  
 
   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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   What all you guys are missing is that this is not the AC idler pulley
   but an aftermarket pulley used to tension the water pump only belt when
   the alternator has been relocated as part of the reduced firewall hump
   so no way to know what bearing he needs without measuring or getting
   the number off the existing bearing.

   On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 08:58:59 AM PDT, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     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
       1. [1]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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