Originally posted by gldiii
tbird88, what brand was the Napa pulley?
gulping Folgers...
ahem, been up since 4:30 and still ain't had enough java...it's from NAPA and comes in a NAPA "Temp Controls" box, box is labeled 209766.
When I started the quest for pulleys it only took about 2 hours. I hit the various partshouses & just looked at their selection of
aftermarket A/C pulleys. You'd be surprised at how small the selection is on these, takes just a few minutes to look at their stock on the shelves & find what you need. The quick tipoff is th size of the box, usually only 2 or 3 that will instantly catch your eye, grab it and look/compare to your stock pulley and you're set.
Don't know if I mentioned it yet but these are the 3 I ran across:
brand/number
Murray Climate Control 45979
Factory Air 45979
NAPA Temp Products 209766
I'd like to offer one tip...you might want to sand the paint off the belt surface of the new pulley(s) to keep the paint from loading/transfering to your belt(s) and uglyin' them up. If you see "streaks" on the flat side of the belt(s) then it's already happened.
This is probably one of the causes for belt slippage on the waterpump, paint from a new pulley gets burned onto the belt in streaks (look & you'll see it) and next thing ya know you're postin' about overheatin' problems. If you find you already have this problem, wiping the belt with acetone should do the trick.
time for another cup of mud,
'bird