Serpentine conversion
 

How hard is it to convert from v-belt to serpentine and what special tools will I need

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why would you wanna do that? , i would just stick with the old style unless somethin is screw up with it.

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You don't need any special tools. You just need the serp set up and a reverse rotation water pump. There are a couple threaded holes that aren't in the older heads, they aren't necessary though. You will probably want to grab all the hardware while you are at it.
I'm in the process of converting to a serp set up on my crew.

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Easy bolt on installation!

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What are those brackets from? I don't recognize those specific ones.

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your belts a little loose ;)

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I just got back from the pick-n-pull and grabbed the other side I needed. When I eventually become a paying member, I will put an ad out for it.
You can get them from 88-92 v8 camaro's and trans-am... worked great on my BBC with a little modification, otherwise a bolt on for SBC
clint

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:)

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SatisTraction- Please don't turn this in to a WTB, For sale thread. If you have an item that might be of interest, post it in the Classified Forum and offer a link...:)

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Mine are off a Blazer. The brackets are spaced closer at the top. Any 93-95 truck brackets bolt on. Truck brackets don't have a provision for a smog pump.

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The only "special" tools you'll need are some Torx bits for some of the fasteners. I believe its a T-45 for the bracket bolts on the heads and block.

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Neither my '89 burb serp set up, nor a '95 c1500 I helped tear down had any torx bolts....what year and model did you encounter torx bolts?

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I have run across these in a '92 Buick Roadmaster, '89 Chevy Caprice, and several 88 up Camaro's and Firebird's. Maybe the truck set ups did away with the Torx headed bolts?

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gotcha.

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http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...ive/index.html

This pretty much covers it.

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theres a suburban around me that I'm gonna get the serp set off of... then I'm going to electric fan..... serp set up to me is much cleaner look the the old v-belts

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I got my set up off a 92 S-10 4.2. A guy was parting one out and I paid
50.00. I got it all not just the brackets but the pumps(steering and water), compressor and alternator. I have had the brackets powder coated he alternator rebuilt and just have the steering pump and AC compressor to go through.

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The water pump is different? I am parting out a 1989 suburban and I took the serpentine set-up off it. I am going to put it on my 1986 C-10.

Just wondering if waterpump is different between the two? Thanks.

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The water pump is reverse rotation because of the belt routing.

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I don't need the balancer do I? or can I use the stock one I have on the 1986?

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You can use the stock balancer with the serpentine pulley.

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sweet thanks

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Will a serpentine belt off of a 98 suburban work on my 87 350

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Yes. The alternator and A/C compressor stay on the same side as stock. If you use the 93-95 brackets, the compressor and alternator are reversed.

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stick with the v belts. serpentine really dont look that much better cause they're still ugly but at least with the v belt if your on a trip and your compressor goes out or your p/s pump goes out you can stick a smaller belt on and bypass those systems entirely, infact i keep extra smaller belts along with the regulars just for that.