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10-11-2005, 08:01 PM
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Changing a/c belt to non a/c belt? 1995 protege
not even sure wat engine it is. have pics.
its a 95 4 door. auto. ac compressor froze and i see autozone listed a blet for a/c and without. so i plan to put a non ac belt on (just bought the car) looks like one of the pulleys may ahve been a tensioner pulley. it was dark sjut got it tonite. trying to get a head start for tommarow. any info on this would be appreciated thanks Drew |
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10-11-2005, 08:05 PM
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Re: Changing a/c belt to non a/c belt? 1995 protege
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11-26-2005, 05:28 PM
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I have the same problem on my daughter's '95 Protege. The belt I got at NAPA was 35.5/8 " long but I couldn't get the PS pump to move far enough to get this belt on. I went back and got a 36 1/4" belt an installed it. The belt is nice and tight but the power steering is non-existant below 2500 RPM but works fine at 2500 RPM and above.
Did you have any Power Steering problems after bypassing the A/C?
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08-31-2006, 02:52 PM
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Re: Changing a/c belt to non a/c belt? 1995 protege
I just got through at AutoZone guessing which belts to fit my Protege. None of what they suggest to me seems to fit at all. Damn their computers, I have a suspicion that the part #s for the Alternator/Water Pump belt and the P/S-A/C belt are reversed in their catalog. It's all I can think of. They even had me second guessing whether I had the 1.5 or the 1.8 Liter.
Anyhow, the belt I am going to use to bypass my A/C is "Duralast" 350K4-4PK0890... I stumbled upon it after they got me to try a belt for the 1.8... Supposedly this fits the Alternator/Water Pump on a 1.8. I guess I have a limited edition, unknown displacement motor in my Protege. Going to have to reference the VIN. We'll see how it goes. |
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08-31-2006, 05:19 PM
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Re: Changing a/c belt to non a/c belt? 1995 protege
I used two 35" belts, one for Power Steering, and the other for Alternator and Water Pump. The only difference I feel with bypassing the A/C is slightly crisper throttle response.
With a 1.5 Liter under the hood, maybe that translates to .5 MPG better mileage... Whatever, I'll take it. Just recharge the A/C and re-belt it next summer. When I finally get to the Water Pump swap. |
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